News Release: Province provides funding to rebuild bridge in town of Renfrew

For Immediate Release
July 17, 2002

Province provides funding to rebuild bridge in town of Renfrew

RENFREW — Transportation Minister Norm Sterling today announced funding support of $945,000 for a bridge rehabilitation project in the Town of Renfrew.

The funding will pay for 90 per cent of costs to reconstruct the Highway 60 bridge at the Bonnechere River.

"This project is a prime example of the success of the province and municipalities working closely together toward common goals," Sterling said. "These improvements will provide local residents, businesses and visitors with safe and efficient thoroughfares for years to come."

This funding is part of the Ministry of Transportation's $16 million, 2002/2003 Connecting Links program that assists municipalities with capital projects on local roads that connect provincial highways.

The investment is 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, the Ontario government has invested more than $6.5 billion in highway capital projects.