Rae Announces Over $1M for Local Infrastructure
[Perth-Wellington] – Today, Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, announced $1.04 million in local infrastructure funding for the Municipality of North Perth.
This funding will help with the resurfacing of Mitchell Road South (Highway 23). The funding is being delivered through the province’s Connecting Links program, which helps maintain vital roads and bridges that connect our communities.
“Maintaining and building new roads are essential to connecting our rural communities,” MPP Rae said. “They are vital to for people getting to jobs, health care services, and getting goods to domestic and international markets. I will continue to work with our municipal partners to advocate for our rural communities to ensure they receive their fair share of provincial infrastructure funding.”
A connecting link is a designated municipal road or bridge that connects two ends of a provincial highway through a community, or to an international border crossing. This year, the Ontario government is investing $30 million in 21 projects to repair roads and bridges in 19 municipalities across the province.
“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is investing a historic $27 billion over the next decade to build and repair roads, highways and bridges,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We will continue to support our municipal partners to ensure we build a better, stronger Ontario that leaves no community behind.”
Eligible costs for Connecting Links include the design, construction, renewal, rehabilitation and replacement of designated municipal roads and bridges. Municipalities are encouraged to apply for 2025–26 Connecting Links program funding when the intake opens later this year.
In the neighbouring riding of Wellington-Halton Hills the Town of Halton Hills will also receive over $2.3 million through the Connecting Links program.
| Municipality | Highway | Project | Total Funding |
| North Perth | 23 | Resurfacing of Mitchell Road South (Highway 23) | $1,045,526 |
| Halton Hills | 7 | Resurfacing of Mill Street from Main Street to Eastern Avenue, and Main Street North from Mill Street to St. Alban’s Drive (Acton) | $1,897,247 |
| Halton Hills | 7 | Intersection Improvements on Main Street North (Highway 7) – Ewing Street and Carruthers Road Intersection (Georgetown) | $432,000 |