Work Starts Soon To Repair and Realign The Road To Darlings Island

The folks of Darlings Island regularly cut off by flood waters have relief in sight.

The province will realign and raise the road leading to Darlings Island with work set to start late this month or in early August.

“Darlings Island Road is critical for residents, as it is the only way in or out of the community,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bill Oliver. “We are looking at a number of projects related to flood mitigation, and, given the number of times this road has flooded during the spring freshet, I am pleased to announce that this upgraded road will be in use when the spring floods come next year.”

The road leading to Darlings Island will be realigned and raised this year. The height of the road will be in line with the elevation of the bridge, which is about six metres above sea level. https://t.co/NRVFD8UuWE pic.twitter.com/K3aDHS0Lye

— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) July 10, 2019

The road’s height will be in line with the elevation of the bridge which is about six metres above sea level.

The change will result in some parts of the road being raised over two metres and the alignment covers about one kilometre.

Construction is expected to finish this fall.

Applications have been made by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for funding under the federal Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements which helps communities recover from disasters and mitigate damages.