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• • April 18, 2024
  • The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has reduced the maximum load limit for vehicles on Pitts Memorial Drive to 15 tonnes (15,000 kgs) between 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22, and 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23.
• • April 16, 2024
  • Through the Municipal Capital Works Program, a joint investment of approximately $120,000 by the Provincial Government and the Town of Wabana will support a study for a town hall.
• • April 15, 2024
  • The Provincial Government is today announcing a partnership with End Homelessness St. John’s to operate a Transitional Supportive Living Initiative at 106 Airport Road in St. John’s.
• • April 11, 2024
  • The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has concluded the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for replacement of Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.
• • April 11, 2024
  • A joint investment of approximately $690,000 by the Provincial Government and the Town of Grand Bank will support the development of a warming centre under the Municipal Capital Works Program.
• • April 10, 2024
  • The Honourable Paul Pike, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and MHA for Burin – Grand Bank, will participate in a Municipal Capital Works funding announcement for the Town of Grand Bank.
• • April 2, 2024
  • The Provincial Government has partnered with the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association (NLCA) to establish a new staff position aimed at fostering collaboration between the construction industry and municipalities across the province.
• • March 30, 2024
  • Motorists are advised that a section of Highway 460, located on the Port-au-Port Peninsula, has been impacted by severe flooding and washouts. At this time, Highway 460 is closed in both directions from Marches Point to De Grau.
• • March 22, 2024
  • Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions on the CN Viaduct portion of Pitts Memorial Drive, beginning today (Friday, March 22) and will remain in place for the duration of the upcoming construction season.
• • March 19, 2024
  • More than $250 million has been announced for highway construction projects for 2024-25, as part of the Provincial Government’s Multi-Year Provincial Roads Plan.
• • March 19, 2024
  • Parking restrictions will be in place for all visitors and public service employees at Confederation Building Complex for Budget Day, tomorrow (March 20, 2024).
• • March 15, 2024
  • Provincial, federal and municipal government support of more than $32 million will result in various improvements to roads throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
• • March 14, 2024
  • The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, is participating in a funding announcement on local roads infrastructure projects tomorrow (Friday, March 15).
• • March 12, 2024
  • The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister Responsible for the Public Procurement Agency, will speak at the Board of Trade’s Procurement Pathways information session tomorrow (March 13).
• • March 11, 2024
  • The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: