The Four Lane Trans-Canada Highway In New Brunswick
 
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slide showRoute 95 between Woodstock and the U.S. border: TCH in the Valley / click image to enlarge

Project: New four-lane highway

Federal-Provincial Agreements: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, Canada/New Brunswick Strategic Infrastructure Agreement, Border Infrastructure Fund

Length: 12 km

Number of Structures: 3 grade separations

Number of Interchanges: 1

Status: Opened to traffic in 2007

Contractors: Clarence Daigle & Fils Ltée, Dexter Construction Ltd., Redem Construction Ltd., Matt Harris and Son Ltd., Maliseet Capital Construction/Tobique Economic Development

Construction Facts:

  • 584,500 cubic meters of common material excavated
  • 417,000 cubic meters of solid rock excavated
  • 734,400 tonnes of imported material
  • 340,600 tonnes of aggregate
  • 15,000 tonnes of asphalt
  • 1,800 cubic metres of concrete
  • 1,390 square meters of waterproofing. That’s enough waterproofing for 14 houses.
  • 5 km of guide rail
  • 452,400 square meters of topsoil placed
  • 458,900 square meters of land hydroseeded

Interesting Facts: 248,248 of truck-loads of material was hauled. 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.

 
 
Route 95 between Woodstock and the U.S. border
 
 

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The Four Lane Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick

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