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Description:
Completed in September 2009 and valued at approximately $13 million, this project consisted of the
construction of the Torbay Bypass Road
from Torbay Road to its intersection with the Pouch Cove Highway near Picco's Brook.
The work on this highway included clearing, grubbing,
drilling and blasting of approximately 1.1 million
tonnes of rock, and cutting / filling approximately
1.5 million tons of rock and common to construct
8 km of a two lane highway, with auxiliary lanes
at intersections, together with the provision
of six Long Span Steel Plate Arches.
The project also involved the provision of a turning leg intersection, a T-leg intersection, approximately 1.3km of service
roads and realignment of crossing roads. Pennecon Heavy Civil completed this project ahead of schedule and under budget.
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