P.E.I. Transportation Minister Paula Biggar is responding to an accusation by independent MLA Bushville that millions of dollars in paving was used only in Liberal-held districts in 2017.

Dumville said he received a call when he was still a Liberal MLA about $2 million in paving budget that was all for Liberal districts.

CBC News looked at the extra $2 million spent in 2017 and found that 10 Liberal districts received some of the money, and eight opposition districts — seven held by Progressive Conservatives and also in Green Leader Peter Bevan-Baker's district.

When the kilometres of roadwork were added up, it came to about 17 kilometres that were in Liberal-held districts and about 11 kilometres in opposition territory.

Biggar said her department uses a basket of tools — including traffic counts, pavement condition and spring pavement breakup — to prioritize the paving program.

She called Dumville's accusations sour grapes.