Greater Sudbury City Council approved a list of "shovel-ready" projects on April 22 that will be submitted to the federal government for funding consideration under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF).
The wish list includes five major roads projects, at a total cost of $76.7 million and the rehabilitation of the Bell Park Amphitheatre for $5 million. For a global cost of $81.7 million. The projects with estimated costs are:
-- 2.7 kilometres of Municipal Road 80 from Kathleen Street to York Street -- $11.5 million
-- 9.9 kilometres of Falconbridge Highway from the Kingsway to Skead Road -- $13 million
-- 4.5 kilometres of LaSalle Boulevard from Falconbridge Highway to Notre Dame Avenue -- $14.1 million
-- 9.7 kilometres of Municipal Road 55 from Power Street to Bancroft Drive -- $18.1 million
-- 16.4 kilometres of Municipal Road 15 from Belisle Drive to Highway 144 -- $20 million
A project approved under the ISF will be funded on a one-third basis by each the federal, provincial and municipal governments.
If all projects are approved, it will cost the City of Greater Sudbury $27 million. It is anticipated the projects would create 932 combined jobs.
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