$8.2 Million to Upgrade Roads in Nipissing
February 6, 2026NORTH BAY – Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced that as part of its plan to protect Ontario, the government is investing $8.2 million to help the City of North Bay and the Town of Mattawa upgrade their roads. The funding is being delivered through the 2026-27 Connecting Links program, which helps maintain vital roads and bridges that connect people to good jobs, support the movement of goods, and drive economic growth in rural and northern communities.
“The people of North Bay and Mattawa deserve access to safe, reliable transportation infrastructure, and that’s what our government is delivering,” said Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. “Through the Connecting Links program, we’re keeping communities moving across the province as we continue our work to protect Ontario.”
Local funding includes the following:
- $5,000,000 for the City of North Bay, for the reconstruction of Trout Lake Road from Kingsway Avenue to Giroux Street
- $3,177,000 for the Town of Mattawa, for the reconstruction of Main Street from the Highway 17 Roundabout to Mauril Belanger Bridge
“This Connecting Links investment is great news for North Bay,” said Mayor Peter Chirico. “With earlier provincial funding for Trout Lake Road from the Highway 11/17 Bypass to Kingsway Avenue, the City can now complete reconstruction to all the way to Giroux Street. I thank MPP Fedeli and the Province for their continued support. This project will improve safety, support local businesses, and strengthen one of our City’s key transportation corridors.”
“Highway 533 runs through our downtown, the heart of our community. It’s been 35 years since Main Street received any significant investment, and this much needed Connecting Link funding is essential and critical to the rebuilding of our downtown core, rehabilitating the street to address public safety, traffic capacity deficiencies and other infrastructure needs.”- Raymond Belanger, Mayor, Town of Mattawa.
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 over $46 million in 21 projects to repair roads and bridges in 20 municipalities across the province.
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 2027-28 Connecting Links program funding when the intake opens later this year.
Quick Facts
- The Connecting Links program provides funding for up to 90 per cent of eligible project costs. This includes a maximum of $5 million for road projects and $7 million for bridge projects.
- In Ontario, there are a total of 352 kilometres of connecting links, with 70 bridges in 77 municipalities.