Sarnia spending more, still lagging behind what's needed for infrastructure upkeep: report

Sarnia is getting closer to its target annual reinvestment rate of about $85 million to keep all its roads, bridges, sewers, buildings, vehicles, and other infrastructure intact.Including fleet and contributions to the Lambton Area Water Supply System, Sarnia is spending $71.5 million in 2026 on capital projects, according to a city asset management plan update .That’s up from about $63 million in 2025 .The gap is a struggle for pretty much all cities, engineering and operations general m