Thank you, Madam Chair. It is correct. It is an ongoing challenge to maintain the transportation system especially in face of climate change challenges. And each road and asset is different of course. But we do inspect all our assets on a regular basis to ensure that they are maintained with respect to national standards and guidelines. The amount that we utilize right now does ensure that we maintain the safety of our transportation system.

There's roughly 248 culvert-type bridge culverts. Those are bridges that are buried essentially under soil. And of those, two-thirds of those are nearing the end of their life cycle, so they continually require replacement. That is a challenge with our current budget but we do, you know, maintain the highest priority and, you know, attack those on a prioritization basis.

Roughly 10 percent of our bridges are in the same condition. Frank Channel bridge is a good example of that. And of course as the Minister mentioned, we were successful in getting federal dollars to enable us to replace that asset. And that's the way we approach it, on a prioritized basis, ensuring that all our transportation system is safe and secure for all the folks of the NWT. Thank you, Madam Chair.