Work will begin this construction season on further improvements to Northwest River Highway (Route 520) near Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador.
A contract valued at approximately $7.6 million has been awarded to JCL Investments Inc. to rehabilitate and pave sections of more than eight kilometers of the road between Dump Road Access and Gosling Lake.
The contract also includes culvert replacements, brush clearing, clearing of ditches, installation of guiderails, work to raise the subgrade for two kilometers, and paving sections leading to the Munik Pone Memorial Bridge (Pinus River) on Route 500.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure anticipates this work being completed during this construction season.
These improvements are in addition to work completed in 2022 on approximately three kilometers of paving and shoulder repairs on Northwest River Highway between its intersection with Edmonton Street and Northwest River.
This year’s contract is part of a $225 million investment in highway construction in 2023-24 and close to $1.4 billion over the next five construction seasons, as announced in Budget 2023.