Transportation and Works
May 29, 2009

It�s full steam ahead for the 2009-10 Provincial Roads Improvement Program as another tender is issued, this one for road work in the Gander and Lewisporte areas. The program is part of a $300 million investment in transportation infrastructure committed to in Budget 2009: Building on Our Strong Foundation.

"Once again our government is making a huge investment in the province�s transportation network," said the Honourable Trevor Taylor, Minister of Transportation and Works. "This year�s roads program is worth an impressive $70.7 million."

The following road work has been tendered:

• Approximately 22 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway between Glenwood and Notre Dame Junction (cost-shared with the Federal Government) will be paved; and,

• A section of Norris Arm North Road will be pulverized and paved.

"I am very pleased for the people in my district," said the Honourable Kevin O�Brien, Gander MHA. "This investment affirms the ongoing commitment of our government to infrastructure improvements and the extent to which we value the safety of the people of the province."

"The significant investments that this government continues to make in the province�s infrastructure demonstrates our unwavering commitment to protecting and ensuring the safety of the travelling public," said Wade Verge, MHA for Lewisporte.　 "Notable improvements are being made on our highways, and I am especially pleased to see the investment being made by our government into the Norris Arm North Road."

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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