Capital Plan — Highways and municipal infrastructure

Altogether, more than $3.6 billion will be invested over three years to build and enhance provincial highways, including funding to:

• begin twinning Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray,
• complete twinning of Highway 43 north to Grande Prairie,
• begin key segments of the Edmonton and Calgary ring roads, and
• further improve highways throughout rural Alberta.

Municipal infrastructure

More than $1 billion in grants will be available to Alberta municipalities in 2006-07. This includes $600 million through the Alberta Municipal Infrastructure Program, a five-year program which began last year. It also includes more than $400 million a year in other municipal infrastructure grants.

Related story: Municipalities to receive $3 billion in funding (April 14, 2005)

Water and wastewater management

Government will also invest $277 million in water management over the next three years. This includes advancing Water for Life strategy initiatives, specifically:

• $126 million in capital grants to support municipal water supply and treatment, and wastewater treatment and disposal; and
• $7 million to enhance government monitoring of infrastructure.

It also includes:

• $15 million in infrastructure assistance for municipal wastewater management;
• $72 million for irrigation rehabilitation; and
• $57 million for government water management infrastructure.

More information: Water for Life