Petrowest wins $78M contract for completion of Highway 43 twinning

Petrowest Corporation has been awarded a contract for the construction of the final section of the twinning of Highway 43 by Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

The final section of the twinning runs 19.9 kilometres between Valleyview and Grand Prairie, Alta. The contract includes grading, granular base course, asphalt concrete pavement, culverts and a concrete bridge.

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation won the contract through a tender process from Alberta Transportation.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2013 and be complete by the fourth quarter of 2014. The contract’s estimated value is $78 million.

Source: Petrowest Corporation.