Premier Shawn Graham and Transportation Minister Denis Landry along with Charlotte The Isles MLA Rick Doucett was on hand with Dexter Construction officials.
The Premier tells Tide News this will create over 900 hundred job for the area for the next 41 month.
The deal worth 580 million dollars will see the MacKay Highway expanded to six lanes, and construction of the final 55 kilometres of four-lane highway on Route 1 from Waweig to St. George and between Pennfield and Lepreau.
The Route 1 Gateway Project also includes major upgrades at the Digdeguash River, Magaguadavic River, Letang River, Pocologan River, New River and Lepreau River crossings along with the installation of new guardrails on a number of bridges and overpasses along the Route 1 corridor.
