Description:
The following business case presents an opportunity for Canada and the GNWT to
further collaborate in the construction of a 321 kilometre section of highway from
Wrigley to Norman Wells in the Central Mackenzie Valley. The Project would further
assert Canadian sovereignty in the North by providing reliable access into a relatively
isolated region of the territory, incentivizing resource exploration and development of
the rich petroleum reserves of the region, and promoting social and economic
opportunities for residents of the NWT and Canada. It is estimated that 14,082 jobs
within the NWT and the rest of Canada will be created during the construction phase of
the project, while 161 long-term jobs are expected to be created for the operation and
maintenance phase.