LONDON, Ont. - The federal government will provide more than $3 billion to help Ontario repair its aging roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

The provincial government will match that amount to raise the total investment to about $6.2 billion.

The funding arrangement will run until 2014.

The spending is expected to create much needed jobs in Ontario, which has been hit hard in recent months by cutbacks in manufacturing and the auto sector.

Initial priorities include improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario, rural broadband coverage in parts of Ontario and rapid transit in Waterloo Region.

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