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The Ontario government is giving more than $6.4 million to two Huron County communities to help improve local roads.
A total of $6,453,115 will go to the Municipality of Central Huron and the Municipality of South Huron. The money comes from the province’s 2026-27 Connecting Links program. This program helps pay for repairs and upgrades to important roads and bridges that connect to provincial highways.
Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce, says the funding is good news for both communities. She says better roads will help local businesses, improve safety, and keep people moving through the region more easily.
South Huron will receive $2,765,109. The money will be used to rebuild Main Street South from Victoria Street to Sanders Street.
Central Huron will receive $3,688,006. That funding will go toward rebuilding Huron Street, (Highway 8), from Victoria Street and Albert Street to the western edge of Clinton.
A connecting link is a municipal road or bridge that connects two parts of a provincial highway through a town or city. These roads often carry heavy traffic and are important for local travel and business.
The Connecting Links program can help cover the cost of planning, building, repairing, and replacing eligible roads and bridges. Municipalities will be able to apply for the next round of funding later this year.
