NEWS HIGHLIGHT
Dexter lands $ 1.2 billion N.B. project
The provincial government of New Brunswick confirmed last week that Dexter Construction, part of the Municipal Group of Companies, will complete work valued at nearly $ 1.2 billion on the Route 1 Gateway Project highway expansion project.
April 8, 2010 – The provincial government of New
Brunswick confirmed last week that Dexter Construction, part of the
Municipal Group of Companies, will complete work valued at nearly $1.2
billion on the Route 1 Gateway Project highway expansion project.
As
part of a public-private partnership valued at $580 million, Dexter
Construction will expand the Mackay
Highway to six lanes between Saint John and Rothesay. Roadbuilding will
also include 55 kilometres of four-lane highway on Route 1 from Waweig to St.
George and from Pennfield to Lepreau.
The New Brunswick government also awarded Dexter
Construction a maintenance and operations contract valued at about $20 million
a year, or about $600 million over the 30-year lifespan of the contract.
Construction is expected to be completed by July 31, 2013. Transfield Dexter Gateway Services Ltd will be operate
and maintain 235 km of Route 1 between St. Stephen and River Glade from June 1,
2011, until June 2040.
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