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Tom
Rideout, Minister of Transportation and Works, today announced that H.J.
O�Connell Construction Limited has been awarded a contract to complete
road improvements in the District of Labrador West.
This road work is funded under the 2005-06 Provincial Roads
Improvement Program. H.J.
O�Connell Construction Limited, Wabush, has been awarded a contract
valued at $591,675 to resurface Route 500 from �Our
government has allocated significant funding for road work in the
province during this fiscal year,� said Minister Rideout.
�We have twice increased our initial allocation of $33.7
million, and our summer roads program is currently valued at $48.7
million, which includes $3.7 million in carryovers from last year. �We
are committed to revitalizing the transportation infrastructure in
Newfoundland and Labrador, and over the past couple of months we have
distributed these monies in a manner which our department feels will
make best use of this funding, and will address the most pressing issues
that currently face our province�s roads.� The
minister added that he is pleased the road work planned in the Labrador
West District will now be commenced. �The
residents of Labrador West and other regions of our province continue
seeing the fulfillment of our commitment to improve road conditions in This
work is scheduled to be complete by September 30. Media
contact: Lori Lee Oates, ABC, Communications, 2005
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