NLIS 4
September 14, 2005
(Transportation and Works)
 

Road projects announced for Terra Nova District

Tom Rideout, Minister of Transportation and Works, and Paul Oram, MHA for Terra Nova, today announced road projects for the district. Funding for these projects is made available under the 2005-06 Provincial Roads Improvement Program.

Minister Rideout said: �A priority of our government is ensuring a safe and reliable roads infrastructure. This year�s Provincial Roads Improvement Program is valued at $48.7 million, including $3.7 million in carryovers from last year. To that end, I am pleased to announce $600,000 in new funding for road work in Terra Nova District.�

Planned projects for the district include:

  • $190,000 to resurface sections of Route 233 near Bunyans Cove;
  • $72,000 to remove two blind turns on Route 310 in Salvage;
  • $78,000 to grade and apply crushed gravel on approximately 6 kilometres of road through Burnside and St. Chads;
  • $65,000 to replace a culvert on the Trans Canada Highway near Port Blandford;
  • $60,000 to improve vertical alignment, Cannings Cove;
  • $50,000 to replace culverts in Charlottetown;
  • $30,000 to repair rutted asphalt on the Trans Canada Highway at Thorburn Lake Access Road;
  • $25,000 to repair approaches at Salmon River Bridge on the Trans Canada Highway
  • $20,000 to replace a culvert at Eastport;
  • $10,000 to repair bump on the approach to E.S. Spencer Bridge.

�In late July, we announced upgrades for sections of Route 230 that run through my district of Terra Nova,� said Mr. Oram. �The improvements announced today are certainly welcome additions to this work. The work that will be undertaken will increase road safety for all travelers.�

�Our government recognizes the value of our roads infrastructure. We will continue to make strategic investments to improve our highways and create economic growth for the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians,� said Minister Rideout.

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

2005 09 14                                10:20 a.m.


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