Infrastructure funding to repair Holt Line Bridge in St. Clair Township, has been given the green light.
The federal government has approved the bridge rehabilitation project through the Rural and Northern funding stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), a joint funding program between the Trudeau Liberals and the provincial government.
The estimated $1.25 million project will receive $600,000 from Ottawa and around $400,000 from the Ford Tories, leaving the township to fund the remaining $250,000.
St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold said in a release that everyone in the community is very thankful for the funding.
"[The bridge] is a major connecting link for our farmers and rural traffic on the south side of the McKeough Dam which protects the town of Wallaceburg. Without the project funding, we were faced with the closure of the Bridge for many years until we could save the funds needed to complete this vital bridge."
An aerial view Holt Line Bridge over the Sydenham River. (Photo by St. Clair Township)
The province nominated the Holt Line Bridge project, along with 94 other projects, to the Trudeau Liberals last July.
Earlier this year, the Plank Road reconstruction project in Sarnia also received funding approval through the ICIP.
