Details of the 10-year ‘Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’ have been announced and North Bay can tap into $36.3 million in funding for transit improvements.

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli announced that on April 2nd the city can nominate it’s most critical public transit projects for consideration.

Funding from the federal-provincial program can be used for construction, expansion and improvement of public transit networks.

Eligible projects can include roads, bridges and runways.

“Our communities count on commuter infrastructure to get people to work and home again to their families,” said Fedeli. ”Our government’s investment will make public transit infrastructure better, safer, and more accessible.”

The first intake of the Public Transit stream of the 10-year infrastructure program will unlock up to $1.62 billion in joint provincial and federal funding for critical public transit outside the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

In total, ICIP will unlock up to $30 billion in combined federal, provincial, and local investments in Ontario communities as part of a 10-year bilateral agreement.

 

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