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Dec. 8, 2004
FREDERICTON (CNB) - The Brun-Way Group Joint Venture consortium has been identified by the Province of New Brunswick as the preferred proponent for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway, Transportation Minister Paul Robichaud announced today.
The consortium clearly demonstrated its ability to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and rehabilitate the new highway, according to Robichaud. The Brun-Way Group Joint Venture proposal had the best value for the province and also provided a clear statement of its commitment to generate economic and industrial benefits during construction of the Trans-Canada Highway for the residents, aboriginal communities and industries of New Brunswick.
"The identification of the preferred proponent will allow the Department of Transportation to initiate the process of finalizing the project agreements with the Brun-Way Group Joint Venture," Robichaud said. "Following the signing of the agreements, the preferred proponent will begin construction in the spring of 2005."
Through the Request for Proposals process, the technical and financial abilities of the Brun-Way Group Joint Venture consortium underwent a thorough evaluation by the departments of Transportation and Finance, and other government departments and agencies.
The Brun-Way Group Joint Venture will design, build, and finance a 98-kilometre section of the Trans-Canada Highway between Grand Falls and Woodstock. The consortium will also operate, maintain, and rehabilitate the Trans-Canada Highway between the Quebec border and Longs Creek, and Route 95 between Woodstock and the U.S. border.
The completion of the four-lane Trans-Canada Highway in 2007 is an action priority within the building strategic infrastructure building block in Greater Opportunity: New Brunswick's Prosperity Plan. The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway is on schedule and will open to traffic Nov. 1, 2007.
The project is being jointly funded by the federal and provincial governments through the Canada-New Brunswick Agreement for the Completion of the Twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: For further information concerning the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway, the designated contact is Project Manager Fred Blaney, 506-444-2007. MEDIA CONTACTS: Mona Chiasson, TCH Project Communications, Transportation, 506-453-3091; Alain Bryar, communications, Transportation, 506-453-5634.
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