| MPP
Arnott Raises Transportation Action Plan with Incoming
Premier
Waterloo-Wellington
MPP Ted Arnott is wasting no time in continuing to advocate
for transportation improvements in his riding. On October
3rd, the day after his re-election to the Ontario Legislature,
Mr. Arnott wrote the incoming Premier Dalton McGuinty,
in support of the Waterloo-Wellington Transportation
Action Plan.
“Starting
back in January, I consulted with our municipal partners
to put together a plan that represents our top transportation
priorities for the next five years and beyond. They
provided recommendations that became the Waterloo-Wellington
Transportation Action Plan. We moved forward with a
meeting of the municipalities and the Minister of Transportation
and I raised our Action Plan in the Legislature,” said
Mr. Arnott.
“Looking
ahead, I plan to continue to stand up in support of
all projects in the Waterloo-Wellington Transportation
Action Plan. By writing to the incoming Premier, I want
to provide an immediate opportunity for our priorities
to be reviewed, understood, and acted upon, hopefully
in a positive and constructive way,” he added.
All
11 municipalities that he represents provided Mr. Arnott
with ideas for projects that form the Waterloo-Wellington
Transportation Action Plan. The Action Plan is composed
of over 40 recommendations with recurrent support for
implementing the corridor study of Highway 7/8 between
Kitchener and Stratford, a new four-lane Highway 7 from
Kitchener to Guelph, assistance for Wellington County
to rebuild Highway 24 from Guelph to Cambridge, a repaired
and upgraded Highway 6 from Fergus to Mount Forest,
Waterloo Region’s Light Rail Transit Initiative, OSTAR
funding for transportation related projects, and other
projects.
“The
residents of Waterloo-Wellington need and deserve excellent
roads, highways and transit for their safe travel. Putting
our Action Plan forward now, provides an early opportunity
for the incoming Premier to review and consider our
top transportation needs before the cabinet is selected.
I’ve also asked him to assign it to the new Minister
of Transportation as soon as that person is appointed,”
Mr. Arnott concluded.
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