Better Roads For Rural Ontario In The North
McGuinty Government Supporting Local Infrastructure, Creating Jobs
Ontario is doubling its support to the Local Road Boards (LRB) in order to maintain and upgrade rural road infrastructure in Northern Ontario.
Improved roads will give local residents easier access to work, home and their community, and make it easier for visitors to access to activities such as hunting and fishing. It will also provide new jobs and help support the local economy.
Investing in Ontario’s roads, highways, transit, hospitals and schools is part of the government’s plan to create jobs, grow local economies and ensure the province remains strong and competitive for years to come.
QUICK FACTS
- In Ontario’s 2011 Budget – Turning the Corner, the province committed to doubling the annual investment in Local Roads Boards to $25 million, restoring funding cut in the mid-1990s.
- This initiative also aligns with the objectives of the recently released Growth Plan for Northern Ontario which supports creating and strengthening linkages between economic and service hubs and rural and remote communities.
- There are currently 191 Local Road Boards responsible for about 4,300 kilometers of rural roads in the North.
- The Province also supports 100 per cent of major infrastructure upgrades such as bridge repairs or replacement.
