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Municipalities can apply for funding for rehabilitation and maintenance of bridges on municipal roads.
Application status: Open until November 30 for funding in the following year
Ministry responsible: Alberta Transportation
The Local Road Bridge (LRB) Program is one of 4 funding streams of the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program. It provides funding to municipalities for local bridge projects, including engineering, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement.
Funding is determined each budget cycle. Private sector contractors and suppliers must be used to carry out all work.
Funding for approved projects is cost-shared:
Eligible applicants can also apply for federal funding to support local transportation infrastructure projects through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Rural and Northern Communities stream.
Proposed projects are reviewed to ensure they meet program criteria. Projects are then rated on a provincewide, competitive basis and evaluated on:
The following are eligible to apply:
The following are not eligible to apply:
The following projects are eligible for this grant:
Projects are evaluated on:
The cost of the infrastructure is compared to the benefits of the project.
Projects with other funding sources, such as federal or private industry contributions, are scored higher than those with municipal funding only.
The following projects are not eligible for this grant:
This grant will not cover the following costs:
Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program Guidelines
Include the following documents in your application package:
See guidelines for details on the document requirements.
For the Local Road Bridge Program, you must complete the Local Road Bridge Funding Request form (PDF, 309 KB).
Applications may be submitted:
Municipalities must advise their Alberta Transportation regional office of online submissions.
Find your region by checking the Municipalities, Locations and Corresponding Alberta Transportation Regions list (PDF, 608 KB)
Applicants will be notified in writing about the status of their application.
Municipalities must provide a final report which summarizes expenditures for all approved projects and includes:
Local Road Bridge Program grants to municipalities
For more information about the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program, find your region by checking the Municipalities, Locations and Corresponding Alberta Transportation Regions list (PDF, 608 KB), then contact your local Alberta Transportation Regional Office:
For more information about the Water for Life program, find your region by checking the Municipalities, Locations and Corresponding Alberta Transportation Regions list (PDF, 608 KB), then contact the Infrastructure Manager in your local Alberta Transportation Regional Office:
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Phone: 403-340-5166
Fax: 403-340-4810
Address:
Infrastructure Manager
4th Floor, Provincial Building
4920 51 Street
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6K8
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Hours: 8:15 am to 12:00 pm and 1 pm to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-674-4700
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Infrastructure Manager
4513 62 Avenue
Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1A5
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Phone: 780-624-6280
Fax: 780-624-2440
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Infrastructure Manager
1st Floor, Provincial Building
9621 96 Avenue
Peace River, Alberta T8S 1T4
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Phone: 403-381-5426
Address:
Infrastructure Manager
3rd Floor, Administration Building
909 3 Avenue North
Lethbridge, Alberta T1H 0H5
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