Red Deer County council approves contractor for Junction 42 expansion
Red Deer County council has awarded the tender for the Junction 42 roundabout and rest stop expansion project.
The work was awarded on Jan. 7 to Pidherney’s for an amount of $6,767,997.43, including GST. Pidherney’s has worked with the county on past projects such as intersection improvements at Hwy 11A and Range Road 282, and similar work where the QEII Highway crosses the Hwy 2 East Service Road.
According to the county, this latest project includes development of a roundabout at the intersection of Junction Drive and Hwy 42, plus the development of an additional five-acre truck parking/rest stop directly adjacent to the existing truck lot.
There were five bids submitted for the project, with the highest offer at over $8.3 million.