The province of Alberta is investing in improving the highways in Northwestern Alberta.
Some of the projects that will begin in the next few months include:
– Beginning preparation for grade widening on Highway 697 near La Crete.
– Repaving 19 kilometres of Highway 35 south of the Town of High Level.
– Repaving 32 kilometres of Highway 684 from Highway 2 to the Town of Peace River.
– Repaving 42 kilometres of Highway 43 between Fox Creek and Valleyview.
– Grading 19 kilometres of Highway 679 from Highway 49 to Highway 2.
– Repaving 13 kilometres of Highway 670 east of Highway 43.
– Slide repair on Highway 40 near the Kakwa River.
– Repaving 12 kilometres of Highway 2 from west of Kinuso to east of Highway 33.
– Various slide repairs throughout the Peace Region.
Peace River MLA Dan Williams says with the amount of natural resources we have in the region, the work on the highways will make those resources more accessible.
“It’s important for us to invest in physical infrastructure, especially in the rural north. This is where so many of our resources and our wealth as a province has, does and will come from. That means the infrastructure to get our workers to and from those resources to be able to extract them and develop them thoughtfully in a way that benefits the entire province. That’s why we’re making it a priority.”
The province’s transportation minister Ric McIver says in a statement quote “The Peace Region is an increasingly important economic driver for our province, and these projects will help ensure necessary transportation corridors are ready to support the region’s businesses and job creators once the economy recovers, while creating badly needed jobs in the short term.”
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
