The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs and Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced for five projects to make communities safer and provide residents better roads in Labrador.
Forteau residents will benefit from the paving of 1.3 kilometers of gravel community roads.
Wabush will see the reconstruction of 290 meters of roadway.
North West River will benefit from the resurfacing of Sunday Hill road.
Labrador City will see reconstruction of sections of Lakeside Streets and Canning Street.
Postville will see road and safety upgrades to approximately 500 meters of local roads.
The Government of Canada is investing 1.1 million dollars in projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNIS) of the investing in Canada infrastructure program and the Federal Gas Tax Fund. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is providing more than $982,000 and the municipalities are contributing more than $1.1 million.
Honourable Braggs says “Our top priority for roads is always the safety of everyone who uses them. By surfacing roads in Forteau, North West River and Wabush, upgrading streets in Labrador City and widening in Postville guardrails, we are making roads safer in each of these communities.
These improvements are expected to be completed in 2021.