Transportation and Infrastructure
A combined investment of $4.3 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments was announced today, aimed at disaster mitigation efforts such as shoreline protection and erosion controls.
The funding will support 10 projects across eight communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador that will help protect homes, roadways, municipal parks, and water and wastewater infrastructure from shoreline erosion and extreme weather events.
The projects involve the installation of armour stone and related upgrades which will help protect shorelines. These projects are necessary to protect critical infrastructure from storm surges and will serve as long-term solutions to prevent coastal erosion. A list of the projects is included in the backgrounder below.
The Government of Canada is investing over $1.7 million through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, while the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is investing more than $2 million and the municipalities are contributing a combined $520,000 spread across their respective projects.
See link below for details on specific Projects