NLIS 7
May 24, 2005
(Transportation and Works)
 

Road work announced for Ferryland District

Tom Rideout, Minister of Transportation and Works, and Loyola Sullivan, MHA for Ferryland District and Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, today announced road work for the district under the 2005-06 Provincial Roads Improvement Program.

"The Department of Transportation and Works maintains approximately 9,500 km of primary, secondary and community roads throughout the province," said Minister Rideout. "This year�s roads program has allocated over $2.2 million toward upgrading of the transportation network in Ferryland District. This funding will allow for a number of upgrades throughout the district, to ensure the safety of road users through the presence of a reliable roads system."

Planned projects for Ferryland District include:

  • $450,000 for repairs to Route 10, from Witless Bay to Bay Bulls;
  • $430,000 for upgrades to roads in Cape Broyle, which will involve a continuation of new pavement south to the base of Cape Broyle Hill;
  • $430,000 for improvements near Chance Cove ;
  • $288,000 carried over from last year for upgrades and paving to Port Kerwin Road and Lumleys Cove Road ;
  • $280,000 for upgrades from Biscay Bay Hill to the turn past Biscay Bay Bridge;
  • $250,000 for work within the community of Portugal Cove South;
  • $180,000 for upgrades in Petty Harbour, from the main bridge to Maddox Cove;
  • $120,000 for upgrades from Halfway Hill to Stoney River Bridge;
  • $50,000 to replace existing culverts at Tom O�Toole�s Brook, Renews;
  • $40,000 to replace a culvert in Kingman�s Cove with an aluminum arch;
  • $15,000 for road maintenance in Trepassey.

"I am very pleased to see this investment being made throughout the Ferryland District," said Minister Sullivan. "Solid infrastructure and transportation systems benefit all aspects of community and economic development, and with this funding, much needed work will be done on the road infrastructure in the district."

Minister Rideout said, "Our government has allocated significant monies in Budget 2005 for road work. This demonstrates government�s ongoing commitment to rural development by providing an improved transportation network throughout the province."

Media contact: Lori Lee Oates, ABC, Communications, (709) 729-3015, 690-8403

2005 05 24                           2:45 p.m.


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