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$441,000 Awarded To The Timiskaming-Cochrane Area For Road Repairs McGuinty Government Provides Funding To Ensure Stronger Roads for a Safer Future

Ontario has provided approximately $441,000 to the Timiskaming-Cochrane area for improvements to Government Road (Highway 66) from Main Street to Oakes Avenue in the town of Kirkland Lake.

Improvements made to this roadway will create a safer commute for drivers and the surrounding communities.

Funding for this project is made possible through the Ontario government’s Connecting Link program, which was announced in the 2009 Budget. The Connecting Link program enables municipalities to repair roadways which connect two ends of a provincial highway through an urban area.

Some key features of the Connecting Link program include:

§$15 million in funding to municipalities for road and bridge repairs

§A total of 26 projects will receive funding from the Connecting Link program.

QUOTES

“The Connecting Link funding received for the Timiskaming-Cochrane area for road improvements is a long-term investment which will make sure that our roads are strong and our residents are safe well into the future.”

- David Ramsay, MPP Timiskaming-Cochrane

“The investments made through the Connecting Link program will help communities build safer roadways, while stimulating the economy through job creation and the efficient movement of goods and services.”

- Jim Bradley, Minister of Transportation

QUICK FACTS

§A Connecting Link is a municipal road that connects two ends of a provincial highway through an urban municipality. There are about 350 kilometres of roads and 70 bridges along connecting links in 77 municipalities across Ontario.

§Ontario is investing $2.4 billion this year in highway construction in Ontario.

§Since 2003, the McGuinty government has committed $12 billion in highways, roads and bridges, and invested $7.4 billion in public transit.

LEARN MORE

Read the Ontario government’s highway investment plan for Northern Ontario.

Get up-to-date road condition information 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.

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