MPP Arnott continues to raise Waterloo-Wellington Transportation Action Plan in Legislature

Having identified transportation as a key priority in Waterloo-Wellington, MPP Ted Arnott is continuing to demand Government action on the projects in the Waterloo-Wellington Transportation Action Plan.

Developed in consultation with area municipal councils, the Action Plan calls 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 –type funding for transportation related projects, and other projects.

“I was pleased to have the opportunity to once again raise our transportation needs in the Ontario Legislature on April 28th,” Mr. Arnott said. “I intend to keep pounding away on this as long as it takes to ensure that our area is not neglected by the Ministers of Transportation and Public Infrastructure Renewal.”

Recently the Provincial and Federal Governments announced support for a number of infrastructure projects in and around Waterloo-Wellington through the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF). “I’m sure that these funds will be put to good use,” Mr. Arnott told the House, complimenting the successful municipal applicants.

At the same time Mr. Arnott was concerned that some worthy applications were rejected in this round of COMRIF announcements. The two senior levels of Government have indicated that a new round of COMRIF funding will be announced in the coming weeks.

“It is my intention to do all that I can to ensure that our area receives its fair share of available funding,” Mr. Arnott concluded.