WILMOT, ONT. — Recognizing small communities are being hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the governments of Canada and Ontario are providing funding for 11 road and bridge infrastructure projects in western Ontario.
In Wilmot, a one-lane bridge will be replaced with a two-lane concrete bridge that will remove height and weight restrictions, reduce the risk of flooding and increase traffic circulation. The project will include building a new foundation, abutments and superstructure with a reinforced concrete deck and barrier walls; reconstructing roadway approaches; and applying erosion and sediment control measures, states a July 8 release.
A project in the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation will replace several culverts, preventing road washouts and increasing the service life of the connected roadway. The project will include cleaning and regrading ditches, relocating utilities and applying measures to prevent erosion, adds the release.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $13.2 million in the 11 projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan. The Government of Ontario is contributing over $7.5 million, while municipalities and the First Nation community are contributing over $4.3 million.
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