Looking at that map, there are three parallel roads between Nackawic and Grand Falls and FOUR between Hartland and Florenceville! And those are just primary, secondary and tertiary highways. Throw in rural routes and you're looking at a hell of a lot of asphalt.
I know the Finn report is never going to be ratified, but this is a perfect example of how it would simplify matters considerably. The Province could maintain all the primary highways (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, 95). Connecting communities being the goal. Then all other roads could be maintained by the 55 proposed municipal governments with funding doled out based on population. You'd create more local planning, meaning local councils decide what needs to get done with their funding, and the Province would avoid the hassle of paving Route 788 every 7 years because the same five people complain every other month.
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