April 24, 1950: Alberta signs on to Trans-Canada Highway
Alberta was one of six provinces to sign an agreement with the federal government to co-operate in the construction of the 8,000-kilometre, hard-surfaced, two-lane highway across Canada.
Also agreeing to construction plans were Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland abstain, all giving different reasons not to sign.
An Edmonton committee of the Trans-Canada Highway System Association was set up to lobby the provincial government. Their hope was to make the Yellowhead route part of the national highway.
Alberta’s public works minister estimated the cost to build the Trans-Canada in our province would be $17,351,941, with the federal government paying half.
Courtesy: Edmonton Jornal
Alberta was one of six provinces to sign an agreement with the federal government to co-operate in the construction of the 8,000-kilometre, hard-surfaced, two-lane highway across Canada.
Also agreeing to construction plans were Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland abstain, all giving different reasons not to sign.
An Edmonton committee of the Trans-Canada Highway System Association was set up to lobby the provincial government. Their hope was to make the Yellowhead route part of the national highway.
Alberta’s public works minister estimated the cost to build the Trans-Canada in our province would be $17,351,941, with the federal government paying half.
Courtesy: Edmonton Jornal
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