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Nov. 25, 2003
TORONTO (CNB) - The Fredericton-Moncton Highway received the gold award for infrastructure Nov. 24 during the 2003 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships held in Toronto.
"The Fredericton-Moncton Highway was the largest construction project in our province's history. While it is part of the Trans-Canada Highway, it is also New Brunswick's highway, built by New Brunswickers for New Brunswickers," Transportation Minister Paul Robichaud said. "I am confident that New Brunswickers have gotten value for their investment."
From
left: event emcee Peter Kent of Global Television News, Transportation Minister
Paul Robichaud, Miller Paving Limited president Leo McArthur, and Al Strang,
board member of the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships, and city
manager for the City of Moncton. (Large
photo)
Robichaud accepted the award with Miller Paving Limited president Leo McArthur, who represented the Maritime Road Development Corporation.
"We are very pleased to be able to share this award with the Province," McArthur said. "It demonstrates that if there truly is a will to be innovative, great things can be achieved for the benefit of the public."
The Canadian Council National Awards for Public-Private Partnerships were established in 1998 to honour governments and/or public institutions and their private sector partners who have demonstrated excellence and innovation in the establishment of public-private partnerships, which benefit the public interest in infrastructure projects or service delivery. The awards are presented annually to showcase Canadian excellence and innovation in project financing and/or generation of economic benefit, which result in enhanced quality of public services and facilities.
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships is a national non-partisan, non-profit organization with more than 200 members throughout Canada from the public and private sector in almost equal numbers.
The 195-kilometre Fredericton-Moncton Highway officially opened to traffic on Oct. 21, 2001, and was completed six months ahead of schedule. The total cost of constructing the highway was $629.9 million.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tracey Burkhardt, Transportation, 506-453-5634.
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