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McGuinty Government Safeguards Road Safety
QUEEN'S PARK, April 4 /CNW/ -
NEWS
Ontario will provide Kawartha Lakes with $250,000 to improve the Omemee
Pigeon River Bridge on Highway 7.
This one-time investment comes from the 2008 Ontario Budget to fund 35
projects across the province. Municipalities can use the money to repair local
roads and bridges that connect two ends of a provincial highway through an
urban municipality, often referred to as a connecting link road.
Funding is distributed based on submissions from municipalities.
QUOTES
"Investing in Ontario's infrastructure encourages economic growth, keeps
our roads and bridges safe and creates thousands of jobs," said Transportation
Minister Jim Bradley (http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/about/minister.htm).
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QUICK FACTS
- Ontario will provide $15.8 million to 29 municipalities
(http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/budget2008.htm) for road and
bridge repairs across the province.
- There are about 350 kilometres of roads and 70 bridges along
connecting links in 77 municipalities across Ontario.
LEARN MORE
Read about the Ontario government's five-year investment plans in highway
construction (http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/nhp2007/index.html)
for Southern and Northern Ontario.
Get up-to-date road condition information
(http://www.roadinfo.mto.gov.on.ca/) on major highways in the area. You
can also call the ministry's road information line at 416-235-4686, or
toll-free at 1-800-268-4686.
Visit great Ontario travel destinations (http://www.ontariotravel.net/).
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For further information: Nicole Lippa-Gasparro, Minister's Office, (416) 327-1815; Bob Nichols, Communications Branch, (416) 327-1158
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