Transportation and Works
August 28, 2013
Construction will soon begin on the Buchans Highway with the recent awarding of a contract to J-1 Contracting Ltd. valued at just over $900,000. The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Transportation and Works, announced the contract today in Grand Falls-Windsor.
“Infrastructure investments like this $900,000 contract are taking place throughout the province, as we continue to roll out the 2013-14 provincial roads program,” said Minister Davis. “Every kilometre of new asphalt represents our government’s commitment to rural Newfoundland and Labrador.”
The tender calls for the pulverization and paving of 3.7 kilometres of the Buchan’s Highway, Route 370. J-1 Contracting Ltd. is set to begin construction on September 9.
“I am very pleased to see improvements taking place on the Buchans Highway,” said the Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Health and Community Services and MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans. “This is a very important piece of transportation infrastructure and these improvements will benefit the residents of Buchans.”
Through Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future, Provincial Government spending will exceed $866 million on infrastructure projects and will generate 5,330 person years of employment. Investments are being made in all regions of Newfoundland and Labrador in key areas such as roads, bridges, marine services, health, education, municipal works, buildings and aquaculture.
Media contacts:
| Carol Ann Carter Director of Communications (Acting) Department of Transportation and Works 709-729-1758, 631-9505 carolanncarter@gov.nl.ca |
Nancy Dawe Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Susan Sullivan MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans 709-489-3409 nancydawe@gov.nl.ca |
2013 08 28 9:30 a.m.