Alberta paved nearly 1,500 kilometres of highway this year

Oct 31 2017, 11:05 pm

Alberta construction workers were busy this year, having paved and widened nearly 1,500 kilometres of two-lane highways.

To put that into perspective, that’s more than the distance it takes to drive from Calgary to Winnipeg, Manitoba – a 13 hour, 1,327 kilometre trip.

The construction is a part of the Government of Alberta’s $29.5-billion Capital Plan, with $5 billion going towards highway improvements over four years.

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For 2017-2018, $1.4 billion was budgeted for the 349 completed and still ongoing projects across the province, employing over 7,500 workers, according to a release from the government of Alberta.

“Our government is investing in key infrastructure to help strengthen the economy, support job-creation and improve the services Alberta families count on,” said Minister of Transportation Brian Mason, in the release.

“Our plan is working – our $1.4-billion investment in critical road, bridge and water infrastructure projects this year will support an estimated 4,400 good-paying construction jobs and 3,100 indirect jobs.”

The province estimates that more than 200 projects will be completed this year alone, with 129 carrying over to next year.

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