A new bridge will improve access and safety on a winter road serving remote First Nation communities in Ontario’s Far North.
Currently under construction by the Asheweig Winter Road Corporation, the 90-metre bridge and new road system will eliminate a 20-km ice crossing of Big Trout Lake to reach the First Nation communities of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwig and Wapekeka in Northwestern Ontario.
“By increasing the winter access season, communities in the Far North will be able to move products and services in the most efficient and cost effective way possible,” said Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, in a release.
The bridge has the potential to extend the winter access season by several weeks for community residents, suppliers and visitors.
The project is expected to create five seasonal, ongoing jobs to maintain the road network to the bridge and beyond. The bridge will improve safety and has the potential to accommodate future mining, tourism and forestry development opportunities.
The completion of the bridge is expected in time for the next winter road season.
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