A long awaited project to upgrade the TransAqua Wastewater Treatment Facility is going ahead thanks to federal and provincial funding.
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe MP Ginette Petitpas-Taylor and Minister Roger Melanson each announced contributions of $22.6 million to the project which accounts for half the total cost.
“TransAqua Commission [is] partnering with us to be able to modernize this infrastructure that will see a secondary treatment level at this facility, and we’ll see where the water will be clean and it’s all part of the restoration of the Petitcodiac River,” says Melanson.
Provincial government also contributing $22.6 million for TransAqua modernization upgrades #Moncton #MonctonNews #Dieppe #Riverview #NBNews pic.twitter.com/wu0io77HMp
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TransAqua Board Chair David Muir says they are providing the remaining $45 million which they have saved over previous years.
TransAqua Chair David Muir says they will pick up remaining 50% of upgrade cost #Moncton #MonctonNews #Riverview #Dieppe #NBNews #nb #nbpoli pic.twitter.com/iKPdhNYFN3
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He adds the work will begin next Spring, with a completion date of 2020, and the total project cost is estimated at $90.4 million dollars.
