Backgrounder: Improvements to PEI’s highway system will benefit residents and visitors with safer, more efficient roads and bridges
Backgrounder
Joint federal-provincial funding through the National and Regional Projects Fund (NRP) will support PEI’s Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy (DOTIE) asphalt and resurfacing projects, as well as bridge replacements over the next four years. Additional funding for an asphalt paving and bridge replacement project is being provided through the Rural Northern Infrastructure Stream (RNIS) of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan.
The Government of Canada is investing over $101 million in total with the Government of Prince Edward Island contributing over $114 million.
Project Information:
Project Name |
Fund |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PEI DOTIE Asphalt resurfacing - 2019-2023 |
NRP |
Resurfacing asphalt for 270 kilometres of the National Highway System in PEI. |
$39,226,650 |
$46,918,150 |
PEI DOTIE Bridges - |
NRP |
Replacement of 17 bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and structural strength for the overall road/bridge structure network in the Province. |
$34,323,000 |
$34,323,000 |
PEI DOTIE Earthwork -2019-2023 |
NRP |
Rehabilitating priority components within the PEI road/highway network from 2019-2023. |
$23,505,900 |
$28,114,900 |
PEI DOTIE - 2019 Asphalt paving |
RNIS |
Asphalt resurfacing for 52.48 km across PEI. The rehabilitation of these essential roads will extend the life of the assets by 20 years. It also includes the replacement of a bridge. |
$ 4,552,065 |
$5,419,125 |