A planned all-season corridor in Tlicho has cleared another checkpoint in its road to becoming a reality.
The government of the Northwest Territories has released proposal requests for the construction of the Tlicho All-Season Road (TASR), the would-be thoroughfare that's poised to provide all-weather access from Highway 3, west of Yellowknife, to the community of Whati.
Through a "request for qualifications," the GNWT has identified and invited three potential bidders – Aurora Access Partners, NAE Transportation Partners and North Star Infrastructure – to submit proposals for the road's construction, according to a statement released by the territorial government Wednesday.
By working with the Tlicho government to replace the southern part of the existing winter road, the GWNT says it hopes to connect remote Northern communities in a bid to establish reliable access that will bring down transportation and living costs and spur economic growth.
The TSR project is currently in the midst of an environmental review process, carried out by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board.
Technical and financial submissions are due on Aug. 9 and Aug. 29, 2018, respectively.