Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP)

Proposed projects are reviewed to ensure they meet program criteria. Projects are then rated on a provincewide, competitive basis and evaluated on:

• basic need
• safety
• functionality
• impacts on the overall transportation network
• the current condition of the infrastructure
• total traffic volumes
• truck traffic volumes
• cost effectiveness and efficiency
• collaboration or partnership with industry or other municipalities or Métis Settlements
• economic, social, environmental or innovation benefits
• use of alternate sources to fund the project (federal or private investment)

Eligible Expenses:

Eligible projects include the development and construction of key local and regional roads, local road bridges, and the rehabilitation and pavement overlays of the primary runway, main taxiway, and apron at community airports, as well as runway lighting. Key outcomes for the program include improved accessibility and movement of goods and people, increased capacity of municipal transportation infrastructure to support economic growth and meet the public’s travel demands, improved safety and efficiency, and the extension of the service life of key transportation infrastructure.