MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY – Mountain View County council has reviewed and accepted a list of shovel-ready projects being forwarded to the provincial government for possible funding under $2 billion in enhanced economic stimulus measures announced last month.
As part of its COVID-19 pandemic response, the provincial government recently put out a call for municipalities to provide lists of projects that could move forward in the near future.
During its recent regularly scheduled meeting, county councillors reviewed the list prepared by administration as well as an accompanying letter from reeve Bruce Beattie.
“You will find the projects we have identified will stimulate the economy by providing jobs, support industry and improve the overall wellbeing of our municipality and our urban partners,” said Beattie.
“The Alberta construction season is short but Mountain View County is confident in our ability to complete these shovel-ready projects should a financial partnership be announced by higher levels of government.”
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Road and bridge projects on the list include the following:
• Bergen Road paving project at an estimated cost of $12 million
• Acme Road bridge project at an estimated cost of $2 million
• Twp. Rd. 303 project at an estimated cost of $2.4 million
• Acme Road paving project (Rge. Rd. 30-Rge. Rd. 13) at an estimated cost of $17.8 million
• Rge. Rd. 40 (Highway 27-Highway 582) paving project at an estimated cost of $9 million
• Coal Camp paving project (Highway 583-Clearwater County) at an estimated cost of $9.32 million
• Fallen Timber Trail intersection paving project at an estimated cost of $1.44 million
• Rge. Rd. 35 paving project from Twp. Rd. 292 to Twp. Rd. 303 at an estimated cost of $2.7 million
The list also includes the intermunicipal fire services building project in Carstairs at an estimated cost of $4 million.
Beattie noted that most of the engineering for the projects listed has been completed and “recent changes in taxation and emergency service funding have created a significant stress on municipal finances, inhibiting our ability to fully fund these plans.”
The list of projects will be reviewed by government ministries before projects are accepted for funding under the stimulus program.
