Backgrounder: Ontario residents to benefit from local road upgrades and other transportation infrastructure improvements

Backgrounder

Backgrounder: Ontario residents to benefit from local road upgrades and other transportation infrastructure improvements

Joint federal, provincial and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support seven local transportation improvement projects in Ontario.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $7.5 million for these projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNIS). The Province of Ontario will contribute over $4.4 million towards the projects, with municipalities and First Nations responsible for the remainder.

Project Information:

Project Name

Location

Fund

Project Details

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Municipal or Local Government Funding

Reconstruction of a Section of Victoria Street in the Town of Watford

Township of WarwickFootnote 1

RNIS

The reconstruction of approximately 350 metres of Victoria Street from Nauvoo Road to John Street in Watford. Work will include road re-alignment, concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and new asphalt.

$620,814

$344,862

$196,114

Reconstruction of a Section of Blacks Road

Municipality of West Elgin

RNIS

The reconstruction of a section of Blacks Road and the replacement of a bridge in the Municipality of West Elgin. Work will include upgrading approximately 4.7 kilometers of Blacks Road between Highway 401 and Johnston Line, with better alignment and improved sight lines.

$719,400

$399,627

$149,973

Reconstruction of a Section of Pelham Street

Town of Pelham

RNIS

The project will see the reconstruction of approximately three kilometres of Pelham Street. Work will also include new sidewalks bike lanes and street lighting.

$2,500,000

$1,666,500

$3,793,078

Rehabilitation of the Beechwood Bridge

Municipality of North Middlesex

RNIS

The rehabilitation of the Beechwood Bridge, which will include installing a new, 20-metre span, addressing drainage and road approaches, and sandblasting and repainting the existing steel structure.

$1,150,000

$766,590

$383,410

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2019-09-06