A contract valued at $6.3 million has been awarded to Edward Collins Contracting Ltd to complete road and bridge rehabilitation on the Trans-Canada Highway in Central Newfoundland.
This contract includes work to:
- Replace existing expansion joints, remove deteriorated concrete, and replace guide rails at South Brook Bridge;
- Replace asphalt, approach slabs, and expansion joints at Grand Falls-Windsor West overpass;
- Replace asphalt and repair potholes on Grand Falls-Windsor Pedestrian Overpass;
- Rehabilitate 5.6 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway, east of Penstock Bridge, including replacing culverts and pavement; and
- Rehabilitate 4.9 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway, including paving sections and replacing culverts, between South Brook to West Bottom.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure anticipates work to be completed during this highway construction season. Motorists should anticipate some traffic delays while work is ongoing.
Information on tenders issued and awarded by the department and other public bodies is available by visiting www.merx.com/govnl.
Information on active highway construction projects and repairs is also available by visiting nl511.ca and on the NL 511 mobile app.
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“We are happy to work alongside contractors to ensure that the residents of our province are provided with safe and reliable roadways.”
Elvis Loveless
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
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