NLIS 1
August 4, 2005
(Transportation and Works)
 

  
Minister announces awarding of contract for road work in Labrador West  

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 Labrador City toward the Quebec border.  

�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 Newfoundland and Labrador ,� said Minister Rideout.  �This $591,675 contract for road improvements in Labrador West represents a significant step in this direction for that district.�  

This work is scheduled to be complete by September 30.  

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

2005 08 04                                                        9:15 a.m.


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