Small communities won’t miss out on Phase 2 of infrastructure program: Sohi
OTTAWA — The federal infrastructure minister is promising the second phase of the Liberal government’s $60-billion program won’t leave out smaller communities who felt neglected during the first round of spending.
Smaller communities complained to Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi earlier this year after missing out on transit funding because they had little or no ridership numbers, which is how the federal government decided to allocate funds.
Sohi says the government will make Round 2 of transit and water treatment funding nimble enough to help small communities qualify for billions in new spending.
The Liberals set aside $6.6 billion for water treatment and public transit projects as part of the first phase of a 10-year infrastructure program targeting repairs and upgrades to bridges, roads, sewers, water treatment plants and transit systems.