Transportation and Works
Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
June 8, 2009
More Work Announced for Trans Labrador Highway
Crews will be kept busy this construction season on the Trans Labrador
Highway (TLH) as the Provincial Government issues a further tender for
road work on Phase III.
Approximately 10 kilometres of Route 500 will be constructed from Happy
Valley-Goose Bay towards Cartwright Junction.
"The Trans Labrador Highway is a major priority for this government and
that has never been more evident as we forge ahead with our ambitious
schedule of road work this year," said the Honourable Trevor Taylor,
Minister of Transportation and Works.
Approximately $85 million will be invested in Phase I and Phase III of
the TLH this year, with a portion of the work cost-shared with the
Federal Government under the Building Canada Fund.
"A major goal outlined in the Northern Strategic Plan is an integrated
transportation system responsive to the needs of all Labradorians," said
the Honourable John Hickey, Minister of Labrador Affairs and MHA for
Lake Melville. "This ongoing push to complete the Trans Labrador Highway
will do a great deal to help us achieve that long-term goal."
This year the Williams Government will invest over $300 million in
transportation infrastructure as part of Budget 2009: Building on Our
Strong Foundation. The Provincial Government'
s infrastructure strategy
is 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 |
John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
709-729-1674, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca
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2009 06 08
11:25 a.m.