Route 177 (River Valley Drive and Nerepis Road)
The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield remains committed to its strategic priority of Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation.
About Route 177
Route 177 (River Valley Drive and Nerepis Road) is a provincially designated highway in Grand Bay-Westfield.
The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield provides maintenance to the portion of Route 177, running through the Town, on behalf of the Province.
The Province of New Brunswick pays the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield to provide maintenance to Route 177, in both summer and winter. The amount the Province pays the Town is less than fifty per cent (50%) of the cost of maintaining the provincially designated highway. This significantly reduces the amount of maintenance the Town is able to provide to this highway.
While the Town does submit a list of capital work priorities to the Province, the approval of these capital priorities are solely up to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI) on their time and their funding approval.
Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Council continues to advocate with the local MLA and Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick, for a new funding formula to provide annual cost certainty for capital and operations of Route 177, enabling the Town to apply good asset management principles.
Questions, comments or concerns?
For any questions, comments or concerns related to Grand Bay-Westfield infrastructure such as roadways, sidewalks, crosswalks and potholes – please contact the Town Office via:
Phone: (506) 738-6400
Email: administration@towngbw.ca
In-person: 609 River Valley Drive, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Resources
To view the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure and New Brunswick Municipalities Reference Manual visit HERE.
