A tender has been issued to replace Romaine’s River Bridge on the Port au Port Highway, Route 460, in Western Newfoundland.
The tender calls for work to construct a new concrete girder, two-span bridge with a concrete deck to be constructed south of the current bridge, the realignment of the highway and the removal of the existing bridge.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure anticipates construction will begin this winter and will be completed in 2024.
This bridge replacement is in addition to more than 40 bridges rehabilitated this construction season, as well as six bridge replacements currently under construction on provincial highways, including Rushy Pond Bridge, Aspen Brook Bridge, and Shoal Harbour River Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway; Coots Pond Bridge on Salmonier Line (Route 90); Hughes Brook Bridge on North Shore Highway (Route 450); and North River Bridge in Clarke’s Beach (Route 70).
Planning continues on the replacement of other bridges on provincial highways.
The replacement of Romaine’s River Bridge is in addition to other highway improvements that are set to begin on the Port au Port Peninsula. A contract valued at approximately $1.7 million has also been awarded to Marine Contractors Inc. to pave two kilometres of the Port au Port Highway (Route 460) through the community of Cape St. George and to pave three kilometres on Lourdes Road (Route 463) between Cape St. George and Mainland.
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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“Romaine’s River Bridge is an important piece of infrastructure for everyone who lives on the Port au Port Peninsula and for people visiting the region. Now that planning has been completed, we are happy to see this tender issued and we look forward to work being completed.”
Honourable Elvis Loveless
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
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Media contact
Kathryn Summers
Transportation and Infrastructure
709-729-1758, 699-6147
kathrynsummers@gov.nl.ca