Canada and Quebec support the completion of the railway grading project in Saint-Hyacinthe

SAINT-HYACINTHE, QC, Sept. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Safe and efficient road networks are key to maintaining economic productivity and a good quality of life for all Quebeckers. The governments of Canada and Quebec are investing in transportation infrastructure throughout the province to improve the flow of goods and people, and support the growth of the middle class.

Marc Miller, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Lucie Charlebois, Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection, Public Health and Healthy Living and Minister Responsible for the Montérégie Region, and Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Security, and Minister Responsible for the Montreal Region, announced today that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest $4 million to build a railway crossing as part of the extension of Casavant Ouest boulevard in Saint-Hyacinthe

This assistance comes from the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund. The City will invest over $18.4 million in connection with the railway grading, for a total of nearly $26.5 million in government and municipal investments.

Quotes

"We are very pleased to announce funding that will allow the railway grading project in St-Hyacinthe to be completed, a priority for the Maskoutaine community. The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of having modern efficient roads to promoting economic growth, facilitating the transportation of goods and services, and creating well-paid middle-class jobs."

Marc Miller, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"The project announced today responds to the needs of residents, the community's economic players and, of course, the City of Saint-Hyacinthe. Boulevard Casavant is a major axis in the Montérégie Region and, as minister responsible for this beautiful region, I commend the commitment of those who supported this regional initiative. I am proud of the Government of Quebec's investment in realizing this project."

Lucie Charlebois, Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection, Public Health and Healthy Living, and Minister Responsible for the Montérégie Region, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Electrification of Transport

"Support for key infrastructure, such as this one, provides significant support to the economy and the development of communities across the regions of Quebec. More specifically, this project in Saint-Hyacinthe will improve traffic flow and safety while improving access for Montérégie residents to the Olivier-Chalifoux Industrial Park, the Quartier des études supérieures, and large supermarkets."

Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Security, and Minister Responsible for the Montreal Region

"The City of Saint-Hyacinthe is very pleased to be starting work on the development of the Casavant Boulevard railway grading. Maskoutaine residents have been waiting for this project since 2006. It will provide better connections among different sectors of the city and improve traffic flow in the heart of an urban core whose origins date back more than 250 years. It's is another great project that proves the future is being built in Saint-Hyacinthe. CN will be the prime contractor for the work, which will begin next month and is expected to be done by the fall of 2019. "

Claude Corbeil, Mayor of Saint-Hyacinthe

Quick facts

• The Small Communities Fund is a federal-provincial program coordinated by Infrastructure Canada, in partnership with the provinces and territories. In Quebec, the Fund is managed by the Quebec department of municipal affairs and land use (MAMOT). The purpose of the program is to provide Canadian municipalities with fewer than 100,000 residents with financial support so they can build service infrastructures that can enhance their cultural, sports, recreational, and tourism assets or safeguard public assets.
• The Government of Canada will provide more than $180 billion in infrastructure funding over 12 years for public transit, green and social infrastructure, and transportation that supports trade, and Canada's rural and northern communities.
• As part of Quebec's 2017-2027 Infrastructure Plan, $7 billion will be invested in municipal infrastructure for which MAMOT is responsible. When combined with contributions from the Government of Canada and municipalities, this means $15 billion will be invested in municipal infrastructure in Quebec over the next 10 years.

Associated links

Investing in Canada Plan, the Government of Canada's $180 billion-plus infrastructure plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/about-invest-apropos-eng.html

Federal investments in infrastructure projects in Quebec: 
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/index-eng.html

New Building Canada Plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/nbcp-npcc-eng.html

New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund: 
http://www.mamot.gouv.qc.ca/infrastructures/programmes-daide-financiere/nouveau-fonds-chantiers-canada-quebec-volet-fonds-des-petites-collectivites-fpc/

Quebec's 2017-2027 Infrastructure Plan: https://www.tresor.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/PDF/budget_depenses/17-18/infrastructuresPubliquesQuebec.pdf

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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Contacts: Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Tel.: [phone]; Mathieu Gaudreault, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility, and Transport Electrification, Tel.: [phone]; Marie-Ève Pelletier, Director of Communications and Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Use, Minister of Public Security, and Minister Responsible for the Montreal Region, Tel.: [phone]; For information: Infrastructure Canada, Tel.: [phone], Toll free: 1 877 250-7154, Email address: [email protected]; Pierre-Luc Lévesque, Media Relations, Communications, Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Use, and Department of Public Security, Tel.: [phone], ext. 3746

Related Links

http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/