The provincial government has awarded a $270,000 contract for a pre-feasibility study on a proposed road connecting communities on the north coast of Labrador to the Trans Labrador Highway.

Allnorth Consultants Limited will look at the advantages and disadvantages of potential routes, the cost of the construction of necessary infrastructure, road maintenance once the road is constructed, the potential effects of weather and climate change, and the socio-economic and environmental impacts.

Government says Indigenous land use, harvesting and cultural and ecological values will be considered in all aspects of the study as informed by consultations with the Nunatsiavut Government, the Innu Nation and NunatuKavut Community Council as well as local community and municipal governments.