$9M in highway projects announced for P.E.I.

Federal and provincial officials announced nearly $9 million in highway infrastructure improvements in P.E.I. on Tuesday afternoon.

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The $8.9 million includes $5.5 million for the first phase of a Cornwall perimeter highway.

"By supporting improvements to P.E.I.'s transportation routes, we are supporting local businesses and fostering long-term prosperity in the region," Malpeque MP Wayne Easter said in a written release.

Work on phase one of the Cornwall bypass, which the province has estimated will cost upwards of $65 million, will begin as early as August 22, the joint news release states.

The work will include two new two-lane roundabouts along Route 1 between the intersections of Maypoint and Poplar Island, replacing two lighted intersections.

3 other projects

The funding also includes $3.3 million in federal and provincial funding for three other road projects: widening and resurfacing both Route 10 in Searletown and Route 6 between Kensington and Cavendish, and realignment and resurfacing Route 1A in Central Bedeque.

"Travel will become safer and more efficient on some of out province's most heavily-used roads," said P.E.I. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Paula Biggar.

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