Canadian road upgrades

Canada's Ontario Province is budgeting US$138.5 million for road and bridge projects.
February 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Canada's Ontario Province is budgeting US$138.5 million for road and bridge projects. This will be spent on 43 existing road and bridge projects, with half of the cost coming from Ontario and half from an Infrastructure Stimulus Fund provided by the central Canadian Government. The projects targeted by this scheme include bridge repairs in Toronto and Oshawa and resurfacing of highways in Burlington, Toronto and Tobermory.
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