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KAPUSKASING, ON, June 4 /CNW/ - Transportation Minister Frank Klees today
announced funding support of $200,000 for an improvement project on Highway 11
through Kapuskasing.
The work includes detailed design for construction on Highway 11
(Government Road) from Riverside Drive to Gurney Road.
"This project is great news for Kapuskasing and its growing economy,"
said Klees. "A strong network of both local and provincial roads ensures the
safe and efficient flow of goods and people, and to benefit all those who
live, work or travel in the community."
This funding is part of the Ministry of Transportation's $16-million
2003/04 Connecting Links program, which assists municipalities with capital
projects on local roads that connect provincial highways.
"Projects like these reflect our government's ongoing commitment to long-
term economic development in the North," Minister of Northern Development and
Mines Jim Wilson said. "Keeping people and goods moving smoothly will help to
boost the economy and enhance the standard of living in communities across
Northern Ontario."
"An effective and well-planned transportation infrastructure is key to
ensuring our communities are strong, growing and prosperous," Klees said.
"That's why we're working closely with our municipal partners to build for our
future."
This investment is also part of the government's five-year, $20-billion
SuperBuild initiative designed to facilitate the largest infrastructure-
building program in Ontario's history. Since 1995, more than $1.8 billion has
been invested into the construction of new highways and the maintenance of
existing highways across Northern Ontario.
Backgrounder
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Ministry of Transportation
June 4, 2003
CONNECTING LINKS - BUILDING ONTARIO'S NETWORK OF PROVINCIAL
AND MUNICIPAL ROADS
A connecting link is a section of municipal road connecting two ends of a
provincial highway through an urban municipality.
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has long recognized the importance
of connecting links on the provincial highway network. In 1927, to help
sustain Ontario's infrastructure and maintain a healthy economic environment,
the Connecting Links program was developed.
The ministry continues to support municipal connecting link capital
construction projects that enhance the safety, efficiency and longevity of the
roads. This program funds engineering, design and capital construction work on
connecting links.
MTO works together with municipalities to identify and recommend capital
construction projects for connecting links. Once the annual connecting link
budget is established and the requested projects prioritized, the ministry
advises the municipality whether funding will be available.
Quick Facts:
- MTO is investing $16 million in capital engineering and construction
on 58 municipal Connecting Links projects in 2003/2004.
- Connecting link roads remain under municipal jurisdiction.
- Subsidy rates range from 75 to 100 per cent of a project's eligible
costs.
- Currently, there are 361 km of connecting links in 78 municipalities
across the province.
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For more information visit www.mto.gov.on.ca
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For further information: Bob Nichols, Ministry of Transportation, (416) 327-1158; Rosemarie Godina, Minister's Office, (416) 327-1815
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