2016 Terra Nova National Park Trans-Canada Highway Grand total investment: $27 M
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Terra Nova National Park
Terra Nova National Park protects the area where the North Atlantic Ocean touches Newfoundland’s Eastern Island Boreal Forest. As Newfoundland and Labrador’s first national park, Terra Nova has protected diverse habitats from woodlands, bogs and ponds to rugged coastlines and granite headlands since 1957. Rich with fish and sea mammals, the Terra Nova region has attracted pre-contact and European cultures for at least 5,000 years. Perched on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, Terra Nova National Park is a three-hour drive from the provincial capital of St. John’s. Though easily accessible by the Trans-Canada Highway, it is a traditional island wilderness with abundant wildlife like black bears, lynx, ospreys, moose and the rare indigenous Newfoundland marten.
Project List:
Project name: Terra Nova National Park - Trans-Canada Highway Safety and Standards Rehabilitation
Estimated total: $27 M
Project description: Within the 42.2 kms of Tran-Canada Highway (TCH) within Terra Nova National Park, the primary objectives of this project are to improve the safety and traffic capacity of the highway, and to reduce traffic slowdowns and congestion. This major highway rehabilitation project will result in the addition of 13 passing lanes on the section of the TCH within Terra Nova National Park. This important investment will significantly improve traffic flow on the TCH and support safe highway travel for park visitors and the travelling public.
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