WHEREAS the Province has previously had a revenue sharing program which assisted municipalities with improvement projects to major roadways intersecting provincial highways; AND WHEREAS the users of these major roadways are often regional in nature, and the municipality bears the full costs of maintaining these roadways: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that provincial funding be reinstated to assist municipalities with improvements to major roads that intersect the provincial highway system, including improvements related to capacity increases as well as pedestrian and cycling facilities associated with those roadways.
Ministry of Transportation Infrastructure Prior to 1997, the Ministry provided financial assistance to municipalities to cover construction and maintenance costs associated with secondary highways. Secondary highways were municipal streets supporting provincial arterial highways. Unlike arterial highways which were the responsibility of the Province, secondary highways were a municipal responsibility. Funding for the Ministrys secondary highway program, which in 1996 was about 1 million, was discontinued in 1997 as a budgetary reduction measure. Municipal equalization grants, provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in Fall 1996, included additional funds to offset some of the secondary highway maintenance costs for municipalities. While the Ministry doesnt provide funding for this type of project through its budget for highways, funding is available through federalprovincial infrastructure programs, such as the Building Canada Fund. Funding for cycling-related infrastructure improvements is provided through provincial cost-sharing programs, such as the Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program and the LocalMotion Program.