Pioneer awarded highway contract.

Pioneer Construction has been awarded an $8.4-million contract for highway work on Highway 71 near Sioux Narrows.

The road will be resurfaced and drainage will be improved along 26 kilometres of highway. Work is expected to be completed in the fall.

In 1936, the world's longest single-span timber bridge was built on Highway 71 at Sioux Narrows. The 64-metre structure was in service until 2003, and was replaced by a new bridge with a steel beam deck in 2006-2007. The historic timber truss was preserved and incorporated into the new...