Work will be done on some local roadways over the next couple years.
The Ontario government's announced $625-million to "expand and improve highways, roads, and bridges across Northern Ontario", with projects including further four-laning of Highway 69 south of Sudbury and Highway 17 between Kenora and Manitoba.
This year's local projects include: bridge and culvert rehabilitation for the Sand River and Barrett River Bridges on Highway 17 south of Wawa, as well as the Alona Bay Culvert south of Montreal River; resurfacing and shoulder paving of 26.7 kilometres of Highway 17 west of Highway 519; culvert replacement and resurfacing of 32.9 kilometres of Highway 17 east of Highway 631; replacement of the Big Pine Lake Culvert on Highway 101 west of Chapleau; culvert replacement and rehabilitation along 48.6 kilometres of Highway 129 south of Highway 667 to the south junction of Highway 101; and bridge replacement, culvert replacement, and resurfacing on 10.9 kilometres of Highways 101 and 7172 west of Highway 144 heading east, east of Foleyet.
More work is planned next year, including the replacement or rehabilitation of the Sideburned, Nemegosenda, and Nebskawashi bridges.