The City of Dryden is on the receiving end of some provincial funding for road maintenance.
The City is being provided up to $400,854 to support the milling and repaving of Duke Street between Highway 17 and Colonization Avenue for drainage and sewer improvements.
The money will not include paving of the bridge deck.
The money comes from the provincial Connecting Links program which is assisting municipalities across the province to help them build, repair or replace roads and bridges that connect a provincial highway to a community or border crossing.
Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford says “Today’s investment to repave Duke Street will serve the people of Dryden and the region for many years to come.”
Rickford adds “Northerners depend on properly-maintained road infrastructure as our primary mode of transportation. That is why our government continues to invest in transportation infrastructure across the province, with focused investments in road infrastructure projects in the north.”
Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney says “We understand that the maintenance and repair costs of roads and bridges places a heavy burden on our municipal partners, that is why we continue to support our local communities with investments that will keep families safe, goods moving, and drive economic growth and job creation.”
The provincial government is providing $30 million to 24 municipalities through Connecting Links funding this year.
