The Highway improvements for this major reconstruction assignment included eastbound and westbound truck climbing lanes, select horizontal and vertical alignment revisions, hazard rock removal, fully paved shoulders, and highway resurfacing to address safety and operations concerns. Vertical and horizontal alignment of Highway 17 was improved to provide a design speed of 110 km/h. As part of the detailed package TBTE completed roadside safety, drainage, traffic staging and excess material management designs. In addition, TBTE incorporated rock hazard and foundation engineering design recommendations into the final design package, ensuring a complete package. Hydro One and Bell Canada groups were consulted to facilitate the relocation of existing overhead utilities. Property plans were prepared by TBTE for the acquisition of Crown Land required to accommodate the new highway alignment. As part of this assignment TBTE completed consultation with appropriate shareholders including CP Rail due the vicinity to their infrastructure. TBTE successfully incorporated railway flagging and design requirements into the tender package.