Ontario Investing up to $3 Million for Brookdale Avenue Project in Cornwall

June 24, 2025

NEWS RELEASE,   

CORNWALL – As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the government is investing up to $3 million to help the City of Cornwall with the reconstruction and realignment of Brookdale Avenue from Seventh Street West to Ninth Street West. The funding is being delivered through the 2025-26 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.

“Cornwall is the economic hub of our community,” said Nolan Quinn, MPP of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “Through this critical investment, our government is ensuring that the City of Cornwall can update the Brookdale Avenue corridor so our businesses can continue to transport goods efficiently for decades to come.” 

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 $45 million in 29 projects to repair roads and bridges in 27 municipalities across the province.

“Over the next decade, our government is investing nearly $28 billion into highway infrastructure that will support our growing population and fuel our economy as we fight back against U.S. tariffs,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We will continue to protect Ontario by supporting our municipal partners and delivering on our promise to make our province more competitive, more resilient and more self-reliant.”

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 2026-27 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 $3 million for road projects and $5 million for bridge projects.
• In Ontario, there are a total of 352 kilometres of connecting links, with 70 bridges in 77 municipalities.