Based on a 20-year average of opening and closing of the Inuvik winter road, we gained 45 days of access to the community of Tuktoyaktuk this year, with the winter road opening in November of last year to May 12th of this year. As all Members know, this has been a concern in the media lately, but one thing that people have to know is that this road is still under construction and we are working on it. The other thing that I always like to make very prevalent about this whole thing is that this highway was constructed in one of the harshest environments in Canada, and our contractors did a heck of a job in building this road, and we believe it will open to the general public here very soon.
Wally Schumann on Question 280-18(3): Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway
In the Legislative Assembly on May 24th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 280-18(3): Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Oral Questions
May 24th, 2018
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