A Muskoka area company will now be taking care of provincial highways in the Parry Sound Region.
Fowler Construction of Bracebridge has been contracted by Ministry of Transportation to maintain cottage country area highways, effective September 1st.
The area also includes Muskoka, Haliburton, and Huntsville.
Fowler Construction President Maureen Miller says she expects 60 new jobs for local residents to be created with the contract.
Maintenance for the roadways is currently handled by Carillion Canada.
The company agreed to end their contract with the province that was set to expire in 2023.
Fowler says that in addition to truck and plow drivers, the company will provide road patrollers and summer maintenance crews.
Locally, Fowler Construction is the contractor responsible for the Emily St. reconstruction project in Parry Sound.
