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• 13 of the 15 companies making up Brun-Way Group are New Brunswick firms.

• The Brun-Way Group committed to achieving up to 75% of New Brunswick content for the design and construction of the section between Grand Falls and Woodstock.

• Work to complete the four-lane Trans-Canada Highway will create more than 8,000 person-years of employment.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway will generate a total of $158 million in direct and spin-off wages in the province.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway could generate additional network productivity benefits to industry in the range of $181.6 million to $908 million over 20 years.

• 14,000 metres of pipe and 23,300 cubic metres of concrete have been placed between Grand Falls and Woodstock.

• 11.3 million cubic metres of common material have been excavated on the Pokiok-Longs Creek and the Grand Falls-Woodstock sections.

• 14,900 square meters of waterproofing have been placed on the section between Pokiok and Longs Creek. That’s enough waterproofing for 150 houses.

• 248,248 of truck-loads of material was hauled on Route 95. If each load was represented by a dump truck and each truck was lined up bumper to bumper, the line would be 3,000 km long.

• Fatal accidents on high-speed two-lane highways occur three times more often than on four-lane, divided highways.

• A four-lane highway between Grand Falls and Longs Creek will save $188 million through accident reductions.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway between Grand Falls and Longs Creek will reduce fuel consumption by 88.6 million litres over 20 years.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway between Grand Falls and Longs Creek will reduce carbon monoxide emissions by 214,000 kg over 20 years.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway between Grand Falls and Longs Creek will save $281 million in vehicle operating costs over 20 years.

• The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway between Grand Falls and Longs Creek will save $35 million in travel time over 20 years.