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Transportation and Works

September 9, 2010

West Coast Bridge to be Replaced

The Provincial Government's aggressive infrastructure strategy is continuing to benefit regions all across the province and road and bridge improvements are just one of the tangible benefits of this strategy. The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Transportation and Works, today announced that a tender has been called for the replacement of the Fischells River Bridge in the Bay St. George region.

"The repair and, when necessary, the replacement of highway bridge structures are things we take seriously in the interest of public safety," said Minister Hedderson. "This bridge has served the travelling public well and the time has now come to replace it with a new structure that will serve the public for many years to come."

The new bridge will be wider than the existing bridge, which was constructed in 1953, and will conform to modern highway standards. The project is cost-shared 50/50 between the Provincial and Federal Governments under the federal Building Canada Fund and is expected to start late this fall and to be completed in the fall of 2011.

"The replacement of this bridge with a new wider structure will benefit the people in this region of the province and all those who travel this section of the Trans-Canada Highway," said the Honourable Joan Burke, MHA for St. George's—Stephenville East.

Budget 2010: The Right Investments — For Our Children and Our Future allocates a record $1 billion for provincial infrastructure investments, for a total infrastructure strategy valued at more than $5 billion over the next several years. As part of this investment, $177.7 million in Provincial Government funding is allocated for road and bridge expenditures throughout the province. This funding will be supplemented by an additional $57.9 million in Federal Government funding for a total road and bridge investment of $235.6 million in 2010-11.

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Media contacts:

Roger Scaplen
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 697-5267
rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca

Janine Carter
Constituency Assistant to
Hon. Joan Burke, MHA
St. George's—Stephenville East
709-643-8663
janinecarter@gov.nl.ca

2010 09 09                                                    11:30 a.m.

 


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