Road Construction Underway In Big Lakes County

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Road construction season has started in Big Lakes County.

The Province announced a number of infrastructure improvements earlier this month in response to the recession brought on by the pandemic.

The list of what work is being done is as follows:

• Paving of 27.5 kilometres of Highway 2A from Highway 49 to Highway 2
• Milling and paving of 3.5 kilometres of Highway 49 from Highway 2A to South of the Little Smoky River
• Milling and paving of 11.5 kilometres of Highway 2 from west of Highway 33 to east of Highway 33
• Milling and paving of access road 170 into Faust and access road 125 into Kinuso
• Various paver patches on Highway 749 from south of Township Road 740 to High Prairie
• Slide repair on Highway 2A
• Slide repair on Highway 747
• Intersection improvement at Highway 2A/Highway 747
• Various culvert replacements

Motorists will have to follow the signs and reduce their speed when going through construction zones.

The construction is expected to be completed by late summer.

– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom