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Transportation and Works
May 15, 2009

Residents in Humber East Latest to Benefit from Roads Improvement Program

The Williams Government is showing no signs of slowing down as it continues to issue tenders for road upgrades throughout the province under this year�s $70.7 million Provincial Roads Improvement Program.

The most recent tender has been issued for road work in the district of Humber East.

"We are investing in provincial infrastructure at a record pace," said the Honourable Trevor Taylor, Minister of Transportation and Works. "As part of Budget 2009, we are committed to investing some $800 million in infrastructure, with a remarkable $300 million earmarked for transportation infrastructure alone."

This year in Humber East, the road bed for the Long Term Health Care Facility in Corner Brook will be constructed from the Lewin Parkway to Grenfell Drive.

"Funding approval for this new road link is welcome news," said the Honourable Tom Marshall, MHA for Humber East. "This new road will help alleviate congestion in a heavy traffic area as well as providing an alternate route for heavy equipment to access the city�s core without having to travel through residential streets."

The Provincial Roads Improvement Program will create an estimated 1,400 person years of employment and is part of the Provincial Government's infrastructure strategy, valued at more than $4 billion over the next several years.

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Media contacts:

David Salter
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 691-3577
davidsalter@gov.nl.ca
Lary Wells
Executive Assistant
Hon. Tom Marshall, Humber East MHA
709-637-2575
larrywells@gov.nl.ca

2009 05 15                                                    11:55 a.m.
 


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