A new bridge in Deer Lake and an outfitter's lodge in St. George's, waiting on environmental assessments

    Tuesday, 3 October 2023 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Both undertakings were registered on September 28, 2023; the deadline for public comment is November 3, 2023; and the minister’s decision is due by November 12, 2023.

    A couple of west coast projects are headed to the next phase of Environmental Assessment. The Department of Transportation wants to complete a geotechnical investigation for the replacement of the Deer Lake tailrace bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Town of Deer Lake. Project activities would include drilling boreholes in the water and on land to determine subsurface soil and rock conditions at the site to provide recommendations for foundation design for the new abutments and spanning piers.  Also, the Flat Bay Brook Outfitters Lodge is proposing to construct an outfitter lodge to accommodate clients with guided moose hunts. The site is located approximately 12 kilometres southeast of St. Georges on a gravel road known as Steel Mountain Road. The lodge would include an in-ground septic system and drilled water well. Both undertakings were registered on September 28, 2023; the deadline for public comment is November 3, 2023; and the minister’s decision is due by November 12, 2023.

     

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