Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario invest in roads and bridges, connecting rural communities in Southwestern Ontario
Backgrounder
Joint federal, provincial, municipal and First Nation community funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support seven road and bridge projects in Southwestern Ontario. These investments will strengthen connections between rural communities and support economic growth.
The Government of Canada is investing over $7.6 million in these projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream. The Government of Ontario is contributing more than $4.3 million. The municipalities are contributing more than $1.4 million towards the projects and Walpole Island First Nation is contributing $37,347*.
Project Information:
Project Name |
Location |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal/First Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Replacement of Bridge B35 - Airport Line, North of County Road #83 |
Bluewater |
The replacement and widening of a bridge located on Airport Line will improve safety, reliability and reduce service interruptions. |
$1,207,800 |
$805,119 |
$475,681 |
Replacement of the Kinburn Line T13 Bridge |
Huron East |
The project will replace the existing bridge on Kinburn Line with a wider structure to improve safety and traffic flow. |
$1,282,050 |
$854,615 |
$427,435 |
Replacement of the Blind Bridge on Abraham Line |
Morris-Turnberry |
The replacement of the existing, one-lane Blind Bridge on Abraham Line with a new, two-lane structure will improve safety, reliability and traffic flow, and remove weight restrictions. |
$1,760,880 |
$977,288 |
$196,632 |
Ash Line Culvert Replacement and Resurfacing |
Dutton/Dunwich |
The installation a 42-metre culvert and rehabilitation of 800 metres of Ash Line will improve road infrastructure. |
$718,641 |
$399,205 |
$100,889 |
Replacement of Tecumseh Road Culvert |
Walpole Island First Nation |
The replacement an 18.5-metre culvert on Tecumseh Road will improve drainage and road reliability. |
$419,939 |
$102,633 |
$37,347 |
Second Line Bridge Replacement |
Southwold |
The project will replace the Second Line Bridge with a concrete culvert to improve safety and access for multiple users, including emergency vehicles. |
$377,582 |
$209,747 |
$51,028 |
Rehabilitation of Sections of Shiloh Line |
Brooke-Alvinston |
The rehabilitation of Shiloh Line will improve safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, and reduce maintenance costs. |
$1,853,478 |
$1,029,607 |
$206,045 |
*The federal and provincial governments are each contributing the maximum share of eligible costs for municipal projects, which are 60% and 33.33% respectively for communities with populations under 5,000, and 50% and 33.33% respective for communities with populations above 5,000, consistent with the requirements of the Canada-Ontario Integrated Bilateral Agreement. The federal government is also providing the maximum share of eligible costs for the First Nations project, which is 75%. Contributions from municipalities and the First Nation may include both eligible and ineligible costs. Ineligible costs are expenditures that municipalities or the First Nation have chosen not to request reimbursement or cannot be reimbursed (e.g., property purchases, overhead costs).