Clearing work to prepare the future northbound lanes of Highway 40 is well underway south of the city in 2021 (Photo by Shaun Penner / EverythingGP staff)

By Erika Rolling

Highway Construction

Seventy-three provincial highway construction projects happening in the Peace Region

May 27, 2022 | 12:43 PM

Construction season is well underway around Alberta, with the province using $1.4 billion dollars for 300 capital and highway improvements.

Around 12,000 Albertans will be employed for these projects in 2022.

Transportation Minister Rajan Sawhney reiterated an old joke about construction season in a news conference saying: “There are two seasons in Alberta, can anybody guess what they are? The winter season and of course construction season.”

A number of major capital projects are set to be completed this year, including the Peace River bridge deck replacement project this fall.

Highway 43 will be under lots of work this 2022 construction season:

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Photo courtesy Alberta Government

Photo courtesy Alberta Government

Other work happening across the Peace include:

• Highway 40 Twinning Project south of Grande Prairie
• Highway 733 (Wanham) for 32 km of repaving (between 10 km north of Hwy. 674 and 1 km north of Hwy. 49)
• Peace River Bridge on Highway. 2, at Dunvegan for bridge rehabilitation and 5 km of repaving (between 14 km north of Hwy. 64 and 14 km south of Hwy. 49.)

To see a full list of all highway projects around the province, click here.