The world’s largest concrete and cement producers have declared a shared intent to make their industry carbon neutral by 2050. They expect to release their plan to achieve this goal next year.

The facility will draw on solar panels, increased thermal performance and efficient operating systems to realize an energy reduction of 45 percent, or about $12,500 annually.

The organizations say too many smaller and medium-sized infrastructure projects are being cut as municipalities struggle to balance their books due to the COVID pandemic. This, in turn, could force many heavy-civil and road building contractors to lay off staff.

The funding sees the purchase of new buses and associated equipment, with approximately $12 million available for construction and renovation works on a variety of transit facilities.

A project that helped to rehabilitate 2.3 kilometres of trunk sanitary sewers in Niagara Falls earned the 2020 Federal Gas Tax Award.