News Release

MINTO (GNB) – The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will invest more than $3.5 million in road projects in the Grand Lake region this summer.

“Like all New Brunswickers, the people of this region rely on our infrastructure every day to go to work, to school, or to access services,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bill Fraser. “That is why we are committed to making infrastructure investments that are necessary to support our economy and our quality of life.”

A $1.2-million tender was recently awarded for paving 2.8 kilometres of Route 10, from an area near the Sunbury-Queens county line to an area near Route 116.

Another tender will be issued for the replacement of a culvert on Route 123 at Redbank.

The government is also providing funding through the Municipal Designated Highway Program for projects in Minto and Chipman:

• In Minto, the government will pay about 95 per cent of eligible costs for the paving of a 2.3-kilometre section of Route 10, from civic number 380 to Post Road.

• In Chipman, the government will pay for work on 2.5 kilometres of King Street, from the railway crossing to the village limits, including a level and reseal on a 1.9-kilometre section and paving on the remaining 0.6-kilometre section.

“I am proud to be part of a government that is making the decision to invest in our communities; a government that is listening to people and getting the right things done,” said Fraser.

The province’s $775.6-million capital budget, which includes the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s capital budget of $638.5 million, reflects the government’s priority to support its public buildings, highways and bridges.

Funding for the Municipal Designated Highway Program increased to $25 million in 2015. It has remained at that level as part of a government commitment to sustain increased funding for municipalities.