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Timmins highways to be improved

Highways in the Timmins area will be improved with the award of three major rehabilitation contracts by the province. Highway 11 near Val Rita will undergo major work including a realignment of the road and replacement of the Opasatika River Bridge.
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The Ministry of Northern Development and Forestry announced highway improvement projects throughout Northern Ontario.


Highways in the Timmins area will be improved with the award of three major rehabilitation contracts by the province.

Highway 11 near Val Rita will undergo major work including a realignment of the road and replacement of the Opasatika River Bridge. Teranorth Construction and Engineering has been awarded the

$8.75-million contract. The work is scheduled for completion in October 2010.
More than 11 kilometres of Highway 655 near Timmins will be rehabilitated. Work will include grading, drainage, paving and illumination. Miller Paving has been awarded the contract valued at $7

million. The work is scheduled for completion this October.
More than 17 kilometres of Highway 101 near Timmins will be rehabilitated. Work will include intersection improvements, repairs due to frost damage, drainage improvements and paving. Miller Paving

has been awarded the $6.6-million contract. Completion is scheduled for this September.
These initiatives will create about 210 direct and indirect jobs, and are designed to improve the safety and efficiency of these highways.