NORTHWEST HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 2009-10

Projects Tendered To Date:	Value	Description
Hwy 16 - Tower St to Wakefield Rd.	$2.1M	Resurface approximately 17 km of Hwy 16 east of Telkwa
Hwy 16 - Boulder Creek West to Carnaby Rd.	$3.8M	Resurface 35 km of Hwy 16 between Boulder Creek West and Carnaby Road, west of New Hazelton
Hwy 37A - Meziadin Jct. to Bitter Creek	$1.8M	Sealcoat 48 km of Hwy 37A between Bitter Creek and the Meziadin Junction
Hwy 37 - Serpentine Creek to Sawmill Point	$3.4M	Gravelling and double seal of approximately 27 km of Hwy 37N north of Dease Lake
Hwy 16 - Galloway Rapids Bridge to Fredericks Street	$3.5M	Resurface and strengthen 8 km of Hwy 16 leading into Prince Rupert.
Queensway bridge replacement	$3.2M	Completion of replacement of the Queensway Bridge on Queensway Road over Thornhill Creek in Terrace.
Hwy 16 - Thornhill to Big Oliver Creek	$4.0M	Completion of top lift paving in 2009 on the $10M resurfacing project started in 2008 near Terrace.

Projects to be tendered:	Value	Description
Hwy 16 – King St. To Bulkley River	$1.2M	Widen and pave a section of Hwy 16 through Smithers
Hwy 118 - Topley to Granisle	$6.1M	Resurface Hwy 118 from Topley to Granisle and local side roads
Hwy 37 - Mud Hill to Terry Lake	$4.5M	Base repairs, drainage, gravelling and double sealcoating of Hwy 37N north of Dease Lake
Hwy 35 – Jct. Hwy 16 to Francois Lk. Ferry	$1M	Sealcoat a portion of Hwy 35 between Burns Lake and the Francois Lake ferry
Northwest Area Side Road Network Improvements	$5.8M	Base repair, drainage, widening, gravelling and resurfacing on roads in the northwest area.
Hwy 37S - Nalbeelah Blvd. to Onion Lake	$1.2M	Sealcoat a section Hwy 37S between Kitimat and Onion Lake.
Necoslie River Bridge and Stellako Overhead resurfacing	$1.2M	Resurface bridge deck.
Fort Fraser overhead widening on Hwy 16	$1.5M	Widen existing structure.
Tatin Creek culvert replacement on Hwy 16	$2.5M	Replace culvert.
Vanderhoof and Fort St James area road improvements	$6.4M	Repave various roads in Nechako area.
TOTAL:	$53.2M

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