QUEEN’S PARK –- Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch is pleased that the provincial and federal governments pledges today that they would spend $20 million to fix Highway 6 between Tobermory and Mar.
“I’m happy that they’ve listened to my repeated calls for funding of the Highway 6 rehabilitation project,” Murdoch said. “These improvements will ensure for the local people that the highway is safe and it will help showcase our area to visitors.”
Murdoch has been for years calling on the provincial government to fix the treacherous stretch on the Bruce Peninsula. Most recently, Murdoch stood up in the House on November 19, 2009 to call on the Minister of Transportation to get working on Highway 6.
“I commended then-minister Jim Bradley on all the work he was doing between Brampton and Orangeville and reminded him that he needed to keep going north of there,” Murdoch said. “I told him winter was fast approaching and it wouldn’t be enough for him to tell my constituents they just need to be prepared, stay alert and drive according to road and weather conditions.”
The governments of Canada and Ontario will each contribute nearly $69.4 million towards fixing Ontario’s highways, roads and bridges.
