Work to provide a temporary solution to the areas of the Trans-Labrador Highway that was washed out in heavy rains earlier this week should be completed by Sunday.
The MHA for Lake Melville, Perry Trimper, provided an update on Facebook yesterday.
Trimper says that the damage to the road was extensive, and that at one point the flood stretched to about 100 meters across the TLH.
Currently, crews are welding together one of two culverts, which will be used to help direct water flow.
Once the culverts are completed and put in place, fill material will be used to prepare the road bed.
Trimper says crews are on site working long hours to complete the project and thanked them for their diligence.