Brampton is set to receive the first of two instalments in federal gas tax funding for infrastructure projects.

On Friday Aug. 4, Ruby Sahota, MP for Brampton North, announced Brampton would receive $15,928,563 from the federal Gas Tax Fund transfer to Ontario. The cash is part of $782.1 million that Ontario municipalities will receive this year, which flows through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

“As one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities and also the ninth-largest, Brampton is experiencing rapid growth with a particular need for new investments into community infrastructure and services,” stated Sahota in a release that mentions the money going toward recreational facility upgrades.

During a press conference held in Brampton in February, Navdeep Bains, Mississauga MP and Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, announced $32 million for transit infrastructure improvements in the city.