Construction is in full swing on a 10-year program, launched in 2014, to upgrade transportation infrastructure in the rugged Northwest Territories of Canada. The work includes rehabilitation of nine bridges, construction of a four-bay highway maintenance facility and upgrades to major highways and all-season roads.

联邦政府通过国家和区域项目基金的省 - 区域基础设施组成部分向这些项目捐款高达5700万美元，并通过其小社区基金超过5,900万美元。新利18备用网址

According to Infrastructure Canada, the $8-billion projects fund "support infrastructure projects of national, regional and local significance that contribute to objectives related to economic growth, a clean environment and stronger communities."

合格的项目包括公路新利18备用网址和道路，连通性和宽带项目，缓解灾难基础设施以及许多其他形式的基础设施。

The region, noted for its arctic and sub-arctic climates, tundra and boreal forest, has a population of just under 45,000 and covers 1.346 million sq kilometers.

加拿大基础设施的网站还指出：“在2014年10年的新建筑加拿大基金会期间，每个省和地区将获得1.7亿加元的基本金额，再加上人均分配。”

In addition to this federal funding, the territorial government is spending more than $39 million on its highway improvement projects.

加拿大政府还创建了一个网站that provides an investment breakdown of all the infrastructure projects and programs that have occurred in the Northwest Territories since 2002. The site notes that $125 million in funding has come from the federal Gas Tax Fund, which is a permanent source of funding.

For residents of the Northwest Territories, these abstract forms of funding have translated into practical forms of infrastructure for traversing cold and sometimes dangerous terrain. They are already reaping the benefits of recent improvements.

Major rehabilitation of the Buffalo River Bridge is mostly completed. The work will extend the bridge's service life and allow it to accommodate modern highway loads.

除了绘画桁架外，工人还添加了钢板来加强它们。他们还安装了更多的地板梁，并对基台和码头进行了混凝土维修。必须替换布法罗河桥的许多组件，包括桥梁和桥梁导轨，膨胀接头，混凝土甲板的上半部分和桥梁轴承。尽管将于2019年在桥梁上进行一些额外的次要工作，但这些活动将不需要封闭车道，并且会集中在码头上。

In 2018, minor work will occur on the Trout River Bridge, a three-span bridge that was constructed 49 years ago. This two-lane bridge consists of a 9.75-meter steel girder span, a 36.6-m deck truss center span and a 14.2-m steel girder span. The work will include the repair of concrete deck ends, deck joint replacement and erosion repair at the base of Pier 2.

Also in 2018, regulatory permitting and geotechnical investigations will begin for the Oscar Creek Bridge. This 66-m-long steel girder bridge, with a composite precast concrete deck, will enable residents to cross Oscar Creek more reliably. A construction tender is expected for the 2019-2020 winter season. In addition to this work, the Dept. of Infrastructure is looking at options for replacing the Frank Channel Bridge, which requires major rehabilitation, according to engineering analysis.

Khaled Almaaz, a bridge engineer who has worked extensively in Canada, says that for bridges in the Northwest Territories, there are unique considerations. The cold causes cyclic expanding and contracting and, in cases of water crossings, ice jams can present problems. If structural evaluations and rehabilitation tasks aren't executed properly or in a timely manner, the effects could be catastrophic, "or, at least, a dramatic increase in maintenance cost would be guaranteed," says Almaaz.

In a press release, Wally Schumann, minister of infrastructure for the Government of the Northwest Territories, stated, "Through our partnership with Canada, we have been able to make improvements to almost every highway in the Northwest Territories in the past two years. Significant and meaningful investment in infrastructure is critical to the development of our territory. We look forward to continuing to work with the federal government to advance projects that will have long-lasting impact on Northerners." He also noted that the newly improved and extended highway system will help connect communities and reduce the cost of living.

据第三方物流公司的所有者克里斯·费蒂（Chris Facey）称，基础设施大修也可能有助于货运运输。Facey说：“现代化和可靠的基础设施将将NWT社区与急需的资源联系起来。从运输的角度来看，这些改进对于为这些领域建立安全，一致和有效的服务是必要的，这是其经济发展的基础。”