Orders in Council Database

Under the authority of section 26(4) of the Financial Administration Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to authorize the Department of Transportation and Works to pre-commit funding against its budgetary appropriations as follow

(i)$39.5 million for new projects, including the federal share of stimulus program projects, and additional funding of $10.5 million to complete carryover work from 2009/2010 under the 2010/2011 Provincial Roads Improvement Program for a program total of $60 million.  Authority is also provided for a pre-commitment of $10 million against the 2011/12 appropriation to complete any carry-over work from 2010/11;

(ii) $35.7 million in 2010/2011 to complete carry-over projects and $25.0 million in 2011/12 for new widening and hard surfacing projects on Phase I of the Trans Labrador Highway;

(iii)$10.3 million in 2010/11 to complete carry-over projects for the construction of Phase III of the Trans Labrador Highway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Cartwright;

(iv) $2.0 million for carry-overs and $28.0 million for new projects in 2010/11, and $12.5M in 2011/12 for new projects in the Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund;

(v) $2.0 million in 2010/2011, $9.0 million in 2011/2012 and $6 million in 2012/2013 for replacement of the Placentia Lift Bridge and Kenmount Road Overpass under the Building Canada Fund;

(vi) $7.7 million in 2010/2011, $2.1 million in 2011/2012 and $4.8 million in 2012/2013 under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund for construction of the Conception Bay South Bypass and completion of construction of the Torbay Bypass; and

(vii) $15 million in 2011/12 for construction of the Team Gushue Highway.

(Revised March 31, 2010)