— At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, in the arctic cold and darkness of the Mackenzie Delta, Darrel Nasogaluak will fire up his vehicle and head out on Canada’s newest and most exotic road trip. Replacing a seasonal ice road, the new highway is the country’s first permanent link to its Arctic coast. Darrel NasogaluakAfter it’s done, he’ll join an official motorcade heading back up the road to Tuk. The $300-million road will cross a rolling landscape of tundra and lakes with many stream crossings and bridges. Infrastructure Minister Wally SchumannThe road is likely to boost economic activity in the area by reducing transportation costs, said Schumann.

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 21:52 UTC