Here's a nice chunk of change to improve our roads
Friday, June 15, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
ABRIDGED NEWS RELEASE
DAVID ORAZIETTI, MPP
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Orazietti announces $700,000 for local roadway improvements
Province continues to invest in connecting link infrastructure upgrades in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE - The province is continuing to make significant investments in local infrastructure with an additional $700,000 for road and highway improvements to connecting links in Sault Ste. Marie, David Orazietti, MPP announced today.
“The province is continuing to make substantial investments in Sault Ste. Marie’s infrastructure because we understand the importance of safe and reliable roads and we are working closely with the city to ensure they are properly maintained,” said Orazietti. “As local residents know, good highways are vital to northern communities and our ongoing support for new and improved connecting links has the added benefit of promoting economic activity as well as helping to build a strong community.”
The additional $700,000 in provincial funding is from Ontario’s Connecting Link program, which enables municipalities to repair roadways that connect two ends of a provincial highway through an urban area.
The funding from today’s announcement will be used to make improvements to Highway 17, Second Line East widening and the intersection at Second Line and Pine Street.
"These dollars will ensure the community benefits from increased work respective to the identified projects,” said Debbie Amaroso, mayor of Sault Ste. Marie. “During a time of economic restraint we are appreciative of the Province's decision to continue to invest in projects important to our City."
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LAWL 6/15/2012 5:28:28 PM Report$700k covers about 70' of roadway. Thx
Retreaded 6/15/2012 5:40:43 PM ReportThe Liberals will do anything...even a pittance like this...to keep voters...NOT GOING TO WORK THIS TIME DAVID.We are a province in terrible debt and here you are making that debt larger.
geterdun 6/15/2012 7:03:20 PM ReportWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm In 6/15/2012 7:20:56 PM ReportThe provincial budget will not go through Queen's Park on June 20th according to the PC's and NDP, so guess what were going to the polls again because of McLiar.
scottie70 6/15/2012 7:27:55 PM Reportlets have an election and get rid of mcguilty once and for all
scottstewy123 6/15/2012 7:53:49 PM ReportAn Election is coming.Remmeber last election. DAVID O doing the same thing. But you know what I am afraid of. Sault Ste Marie being duped again
habsfan 6/18/2012 8:42:23 AM ReportWhat about Black Rd. That is where the problem lies dummies.
habsfan 6/18/2012 8:45:58 AM ReportHow about , oh, 7 million dollars so the stupid people running our city can widen Black Rd. That whole stretch of rd is destroyed from the truck traffic.
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