Area to receive funding for road projects

By Murray Green
Alberta Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen announced that  $14,259,386 will be allocated to making roads and construction projects a reality in the area, April 10.
The total cost of the 20 projects will be about $18,680,100. The remaining costs will be shared by the municipal governments.
The 2024 Provincial Construction Program for highway and water management projects, as well as the active and previously approved capital project grants for Camrose constituency was made available by Dreeshen.

The maps for regular construction programs and interactive projects are online at: www.alberta.ca/provincial-construction-program.aspx. The maps are updated regularly should you wish to watch the status of a project.

“Note that these reports do not include municipal grant projects, such as Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) and Water for Life (W4L) and Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) programs. Water grant programs (W4L and AMWWP) and STIP are currently under review, and notifications for successful project funding will be sent in May 2024,” he added.

The highway and water management projects include the following: Highway 13 will receive funding for a replacement of a culvert near Ervik, widening of the highway and a roundabout at the junction of Highways 13 and 56.

  • Repaving between Hwy 861 and 608 (selective) for 20 kilometres near Forestburg.
  • Bridge work on Hwy 53 near Donalda will include replacing the rail, making concrete repairs and other safety upgrades.
  • Near Meeting Creek, between Hwy 53 and two km south of Hwy 609, 22 km of repaving.
  • Repaving between Hwy 21 and the Village of Edberg will be 12 km of construction.
On Hwy 834, the highway will be widened for about 19 km near Tofield, relocate access and construct service road near Twomey and make slide repairs near Ankerton. Some of the work will be outside of the central region.

Capital grant projects include the following: wastewater system upgrades, Town of Daysland; two water transmission line completions, Highway 12/21 Regional Water Services Commission; airport runway overlay, City of Camrose; five culvert replacements, Camrose County; and industrial business district access, Town of Hardisty.

This is only a list of the active and previously approved grants. It does not include any new 2024 grant applications that are currently under review.