January 24, 2025
The Honourable Fred Hutton, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister of Rural Economic Development, was in Paradise today to provide an update on the new high school planned for the town. Minister Hutton was joined by the Honourable Krista…
January 23, 2025
The Honourable Fred Hutton, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister of Rural Economic Development, will make an education infrastructure announcement in Paradise tomorrow (Friday, January 24). The event will take place in the mezzanine area of the Paradise Double…
January 10, 2025
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has received the first five new snowplows that were procured for the winter operations fleet. These trucks are part of the 64 plow trucks that are due to arrive this winter season. The Provincial Government…
December 20, 2024
Winter operations are in full swing at the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, with more than 400 seasonal heavy equipment operators, management and staff hired and recalled for the winter season. Each year, annual inspections, plow installation and spreader calibrations…
December 19, 2024
With an aim of working toward zero-emission public transit for St. John’s and surrounding areas, funding of $50.3 million from the provincial and federal governments and the City of St. John’s will facilitate the purchase of new hybrid and electric…
December 18, 2024
The Honourable Fred Hutton, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister of Rural Economic Development, will participate in a transportation funding announcement in St. John’s tomorrow (Thursday, December 19). The event will take place at the Great Hall, City Hall,…
December 17, 2024
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is seeking public input on highway improvement projects to be considered for the upcoming 2025-26 road construction season, as well as future years. Residents can submit their views or concerns, along with photos, to…
December 13, 2024
The Galway Interchange Project is now complete, allowing motorists to enter and exit Galway via the westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway. The new interchange is designed to help ease traffic congestion on Pitts Memorial Drive, as well as nearby…
December 13, 2024
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure wishes to advise motorists on the West Coast of traffic impacts on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) between the Riverside Drive and Marble Mountain interchanges next week. Between Monday, December 16, and Tuesday, December 17,…
December 13, 2024
On Saturday, December 14, work will be conducted on the westbound lane of the overpass on Pitts Memorial Drive (Route 2) where it crosses the Trans-Canada Highway. The work will begin around 7:00 a.m. on the overpass. While work is…
