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Road and bridge projects will boost Island communities, economy

January 30, 2018
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Investing in our roads and bridges will make the province’s transportation network safer and more efficient, while creating jobs for Islanders.

The first round of provincial government tenders for the 2018 construction season were released today (January 30) and are available at www.princeedwardisland.ca/tenders. The projects represent an investment of over $8 million in Island communities and is a portion of the $42 million the province will invest during the 2018-19 construction season.

 “Our government has placed a priority during the past several years, on investing in our province’s road network, and that work continues this construction season,” Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar said. “These investments keep travelers safe, help our traditional industries get their products to market, and demonstrate what makes us a mighty Island – how we work together, despite our small size, to make big things happen.”

 The Government of Prince Edward Island has invested more than $120 million in capital road and bridge improvements since 2015 including construction of nine roundabouts, construction or rehabilitation of 16 bridge structures, and more than 120 kilometres of roadway paving.

 

Media contact:

April Gallant

aldgallant@gov.pe.ca

 

Backgrounder

The first round of road and bridge tenders for the 2018 construction season includes:

  • Route 2 Wellington Centre – resurfacing, 1.2 km
  • Route 124 Urbainville – resurfacing and asphalt widening, 1.3 km
  • Route 2 Travellers Rest – resurfacing 0.9 km
  • Route 2 Hazel Grove – resurfacing 1.2 km
  • Route 1 Flat River – resurfacing 1.0 km
  • Route 1 Charlottetown – resurfacing 1.2 km
  • Route 5 Baldwin’s Road – resurfacing 1.2 km
  • Cornwall Road Overpass -- Trans-Canada Highway Extension
  • Clyde River Bridge Crossing
  • Woodville Mills Bridge replacement
General Inquiries

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

3rd Floor, Jones Building

11 Kent Street,

P.O. Box 2000,

Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8

Phone: 902-368-5100

Fax: 902-368-5395

Access PEI/Highway Safety Head Office

33 Riverside Drive

Charlottetown, PE

Phone: 902-368-5200

accesspeicharlottetown@gov.pe.ca

Road-Related Inquiries: roads@gov.pe.ca

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