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NORTH VANCOUVER – Residents
of the North Shore will benefit from $1-million in joint federal and provincial
funding to rehabilitate the structure of the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge,
announced today by Andrew Saxton, MP for North Vancouver and Parliamentary
Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and North Vancouver-Lonsdale
MLA Katherine Whittred.
The
Iron Workers Memorial Bridge (2nd Narrows) was built in the early
1960s and requires on-going rehabilitation measures to extend its useful
service life. The project involves the rehabilitation of structural steel
components of the bridge superstructure to combat the impacts of corrosion.
Construction is slated to begin in April and finish in September.
“This is another example of our government taking
action to upgrade transportation infrastructure on the North Shore. This
project will create jobs and improve our community," said Saxton.
“Our government is continuing to aggressively invest in
infrastructure projects that provide much needed stimulus to create jobs for
families. The Iron Workers Memorial Bridge is a vital piece of infrastructure
to my community and I am pleased that we are able to partner with the federal
government for this rehabilitation project,” said Whittred. “With the current
global economic downturn projects like this one are exactly what is needed to
keep B.C. working, keep B.C. growing and to keep B.C. strong.”
This
project is part of the $290-million infrastructure investment, recently
announced by the Government of Canada and the Province of B.C.
The
provincial portion of the funding comes from an overall $14-billion
capital infrastructure program supported by the Province that will create up to
88,000 jobs and help build vital public infrastructure in every region of B.C.
The federal portion of the
funding comes from the $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund to provide
funding to provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure projects.
Funding will be available for two years for projects that will begin during the
2009 and 2010 construction seasons. This initiative is structured to flow
funding and get shovels in the ground quickly.
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Communications Manager Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 250 356-7707 |
Executive Assistant to MP Andrew Saxton 604 775-6333 |
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