Bracebridge and Huntsville benefitting from replacement of key bridge

Ontario is covering 90 per cent of the costs of the replacement of an important bridge connecting the towns of Bracebridge and Huntsville, to provide better access between the two communities while creating jobs and boosting economic growth.

Kathleen Wynne

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced May 26 in Bracebridge that the province is providing up to $1,176,229 to the two towns to help pay for their shared project replacing the Stephenson Road 1 Bridge. The new bridge now has the structural integrity to allow unrestricted use by heavy winter service vehicles, emergency response vehicles and the general public. It will help ease the flow of traffic and increase road safety, creating a better quality of life and more economic opportunities for local families and businesses.

Bracebridge and Huntsville are among the 426 communities that will receive increased support from the province this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to build and upgrade local infrastructure.

“Across Ontario, we are helping communities build vital local infrastructure like the Stephenson Road 1 Bridge in Bracebridge and Huntsville. Building and repairing critical infrastructure in small, rural and northern municipalities makes it safer and easier to get around, strengthens communities and ensures Ontario’s long-term prosperity,” said Wynne.

Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in the province’s history to build hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges. To learn more about what’s happening in your community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON.

Improving local infrastructure in Bracebridge and Huntsville is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.