Ottawa mayor says Kettle Island bridge not a priority [Video]

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says a proposal to build a new interprovincial bridge to Gatineau is not a priority for Ottawa, as he continues to push for more funding from the federal government to help the city’s cash-strapped transit system.

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The federal government’s fall economic statement tabled on Monday announced a commitment to building a new east end bridge that would cross Kettle Island in the Ottawa River to connect Aviation Parkway in Ottawa near the Rockcliffe Airport and Montée Paiement in Gatineau. The government also announced new funding for feasibility studies into a two-kilometre portion of the proposed Gatineau-Ottawa tram project.

The two projects were the only new funding related to transportation announced for the city of Ottawa with no money for operating OC Transpo.

Sutcliffe appeared on Newstalk 580 CFRA’s The Morning Rush with Bill CarollTuesday morning, noting that “time is …