And, that's what our government's Smart Growth approach is about. My ministry's contribution to Smart Growth will be to provide more effective, more efficient transportation services, and minimize transportation-related pollution. A more effective and efficient transportation system will support continued economic investment and the creation of new jobs. It will also preserve our high quality of life. Every day, millions of people travel our highways.
Businesses rely on our highway system to get the materials that go into their products.
When those products are finished, the highways are used to get them to market. That's why our government has strengthened and re-invested in Ontario's roads and highways. Since 1995, we have put more than five billion dollars into our highway infrastructure. This includes a record one billion dollars during the past year alone. As a result, not since Bill Davis was Premier have our provincial highways been in such good condition.