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Official ground-breaking ceremony in Whatì on August 24, 2019. Each wearing a white helmet, from left to right: previous Monfwi MLA Jackson
Lafferty, Chief Alfonz Nitsiza of Whatì, and Wally Schumann, then territorial Minister of Infrastructure. (Photo Credit – GNWT)
constructed, with a total of 48 bridge piles installed.
Signage, delineators, and guardrail installation is
PROJECT OVERVIEW taking place. All partners involved in the project are
organizing an official ribbon-cutting opening cer-
• Two-lane gravel highway
emony for Fall 2021.
• 97 kilometres in length
SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• Public-private partnership (P3)
• Capital cost of the project is $200 million Once complete, the road is expected to reduce the
cost of living for the region and support new socio-
economic opportunities, while helping attract further
The Tłı˛cho˛ Highway has two lanes with gravel interest from industry in the exploration and devel-
surface totalling 97 kilometres in length. As of July opment of natural resources, says Yadav. Road con-
2021, 97 kilometres of embankment are construct- struction and maintenance will result in significant
ed, 88 kilometres of surfacing is completed and 134 employment and training opportunities for Tłı˛cho˛
culverts have been installed. All four bridges—La residents that support the development of a strong
Martre, Grayling, Duport and James Creek—are northern workforce.
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