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14 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 4, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Bridge project a start Halton Region officials are applauding a $3.5 million contribution, made by the Province of Ontario, to help fund the construction of the new Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge-North. The province's recent offering of the one-time grant is part of a new Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII) that will see the provincial government shell out $450 million in funding to support municipal infrastructure priorities. Halton Region Chair Gary Carr expressed his appreciation for the province's help in funding the $22 million Sixteen-Mile Creek BridgeNorth project, but quickly added that more of the same is definitely required. "I am pleased that the provincial government is starting to recognize the importance of investing in municipal infrastructure," said Carr. "This funding will go towards ensuring we have the physical infrastructure-such as roads and bridgesto meet the demands of growth, but so much more needs to be done," said Carr. Financing growth in Halton remains a challenge and we need a financial plan in place in order to move forward," added the regional chair. The new Sixteen-Mile Creek bridge project will eventually see two new three-lane bridges carrying Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) over Sixteen-Mile Creek. The south bridge, which is being built without provincial funding, is currently under construction and will be completed before the existing bridge over Sixteen-Mile Creek is torn down. With the older bridge destroyed the new Sixteen Mile Creek BridgeNorth will be erected completing the four to six lane widening of Dundas Street between Neyagawa Boulevard and Proudfoot Trail. The north bridge will incorporate pedestrian and cycling facilities and a lookout over Lions Valley Park. The construction of the north bridge is expected to begin in early 2009 with completion expected in 2010. 36sale HOUR storewide La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries 12 DO NOT PAY FOR months See store for details* $999 * SIMON Dual Reclining Sofa Save up to $549 * FERGUSON $799 * $200 STOREWIDE including all custom orders* Recliner 100% Leather Recliner LYLE Comfort. It's what we do. Store Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.lazboytoronto.com *Prices shown as above reflect all discounts. Limited Quantities. Products may vary store-to-store. No further discounts on Final Markdowns, Hot Buys or Special Buys. On Approved Credit. Limited Time Offer. RECLINERS SOFAS CHAIRS TABLES LAMPS RUGS ACCESSORIES