Bridges, roads and sewer system, oh my!

These where among the 22 shovel ready projects approved by Federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay and Transportation and Works minister Trevor Taylor today at a news conference in St. John's, NL.

The price tag will be covered by $145 million in new federal spending, with the provincial government spending $175 million. Participating municipalities will be paying for the rest.

The spending will include upgrades to the province's regional highway system, and a new wastewater treatment plant for Conception Bay South.

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