How a Fort McMurray-to-Grande Prairie highway could be a game-changer for northern Alberta

How a Fort McMurray-to-Grande Prairie highway could be a game-changer for northern Alberta #CDNNews #CanPoli #CanadaVotes #CanadianPolitics #CanadianVotes

The Alberta government is planning the construction of a new major road in the province’s north: the extension of Highway 686.  The project would link Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie. Currently, the shortest route between the two communities is through Athabasca. It is 750 kilometres long and would take most drivers seven to eight hours to complete. The new route would cut the distance by about 100 kilometres.  Improving Highway 686 was a part …