Windsor and Tecumseh to share in more than $23M in infrastructure funding
The federal and provincial governments have announced more than $23 million in funding for nine transit projects in Windsor and Tecumseh.
When combined with the more than $25 million bring contributed by the City of Windsor and the nearly $600,000 being funded by the City of Tecumseh, the total project funding is nearly $49 million.
Those projects being funded include the:
- construction of more than four kilometres of bicycle lanes and accessible sidewalks on Grand Marais Road—$3.5 million,
- rehabilitation and improvement of over 14 kilometres of sidewalk throughout the city—$5.6 million,
- purchase of 19 new buses—$14.1 million,
- installation of three pedestrian crossings at: Drouillard Road at Richmond Street; University Avenue West at Patricia Street; and Lauzon Road at Clairview Avenue—$225,000,
- construction and rehabilitation of more than three kilometres of bike lanes and three kilometres of sidewalks along the Cabana Road corridor—$13.9 million,
- construction of 220 metres of new bike lanes and sidewalks on each side of Dougall Avenue, between Ouellette Place and Eugenie Street—$2 million,
- construction of four active transportation corridors on existing transit routes throughout the city—$2 million,
- a design study to evaluate the costs of improving various aspects of the public transit system—$3.8 million, and
- development of a design study to inform upgrades to various components of transit stops—such as bus shelters and accessible design upgrades—throughout the city—$2.5 million.
“I’m committed to helping make our community as accessible as possible for everyone,” said Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkins. “Through strategic investments in our 2019 and 2020 capital budgets, and city council’s unanimous vote to adopt the Transit Master Plan, we are modernizing our Transit Windsor system.”
A further project in Tecumseh calls for construction of a three-kilometre multi-purpose pathway that will link Tecumseh Hamlet to the Tecumseh Transit Service. The project is valued at $1 million.
“Our public transit project connects active transportation with our Tecumseh Transit service by building a multi-use trail on Lesperance Road between County Roads 22 and 42,” said Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara. “This new trail will improve access to transit and established trail networks and fits perfectly with Council’s priority to expand the Town’s sustainable infrastructure. The trail will be built along the west side of Lesperance. We are excited to get this project underway in the next year and provide residents with better opportunities to access and use the transit service and stay active.”
The Government of Canada is investing more than $12.6 million through the Public Transit Infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, while the Government of Ontario is providing over $10.5 million.