Today, the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure; Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista – Burin – Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development; and Doug Churchill, Mayor of the Town of Glovertown, announced funding to replace the Northwest Brook Bridge.
The project involves removing the old Northwest Brook Bridge and replacing it with a new structure and approaches. The new bridge will provide a better method of transportation for people and goods in the area and allow for more water to rise underneath, lessening the risk of road damage and closures.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $364,000 in this project through the Rural and Northern Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure program. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Town of Glovertown are also each contributing more than $364,000 to the project.
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“I am pleased to work with both the Federal Government and the Town of Glovertown in replacing this bridge. This new road infrastructure will serve the residents and the travelling public well in the future.”
Honourable Elvis Loveless
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
“Investments in public infrastructure are crucial to keeping our rural and small communities in Newfoundland and Labrador healthy, strong, and vibrant. The new Northwest Brook Bridge will make travelling throughout the area safer and more reliable, with less road closures keeping residents from getting where they need to go. Canada’s infrastructure plan invests in thousands of projects, creates jobs across the country, and builds cleaner, more inclusive communities.”
Churence Rogers
Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
“This significant investment will ensure continued and reliable road access for residents and businesses of the North Shore, as well as increased safety for pedestrians using the bridge. Additionally, a new bridge will be better able to accommodate higher water levels and storm surges, which seem to be more prevalent than in year’s past. We look forward to this most recent partnership between our town, the province and the Federal Government. These partnerships build stronger more sustainable communities that are far better able to service its population.”
Doug Churchill
Mayor of the Town of Glovertown
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