The Alberta government has agreements with three First Nations to connect Fort McMurray to Peerless Lake with 218\u002Dkilometre, gravel highway.
The Alberta government plans to commit $2 million to First Nations for co-ordination and advice, and up to $5 million for pre-engineering work. Grading is expected to begin this year and paving finished by 2025.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The route requires building through remote sections of the boreal forest packed with wetlands, muskeg and rivers. This committee will review locations and environmental impacts, and meet with communities affected by the highway. The committee will also offer feedback on delivery of the Highway 686 corridor and paving existing sections of the highway.
A 2009 report from Stantec to the Alberta government recommended completing Highway 686 as a response to the booming population and oilsands developments seen at the time in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo and the Grande Prairie regions. “We have a number of partners that are already knocking at our door. A number of partners that want to also benefit from the 686 corridor,” said Chief Andy Alook of the Bigstone Cree First Nation.
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