Meaford council yesterday unanimously passed a funding application for the Sykes Street road project.
Submitted to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), the application is for the MTO Connecting Links program, which helps municipalities pay construction and repair costs for connecting-link infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and storm sewers.
In Meaford, a 3.45-kilometre stretch of Sykes Street North and South – between Ford Avenue and the MTO operations yard east of St. Vincent Street – is considered the municipality’s connecting link for provincial Highway 26.
The municipality will apply for funding to cover 90 per cent of the estimated $443,000 project cost through the Connecting Links program.
If the grant is approved, construction would be tendered in the spring, with work taking place during the summer of 2027. It is anticipated that one lane of traffic will be maintained throughout the project, though this will be confirmed during the tender preparation stage. If funding is not received, the project will be postponed until 2028 and re-evaluated.