Road improvements support booming agrifood sector

Developing agrifood corridors in Alberta is vital for growing the economy, creating jobs and ensuring food producers have better access to markets. By improving transportation infrastructure, these corridors help make Alberta's agricultural products more competitive globally, enhance supply chain efficiency and support rural development.

Alberta’s government is providing $1.8 million for a new road connection between Highway 873 and the JBS Food plant. Providing an alternative access to and from the JBS Food plant will improve safety and efficiency for thousands of County of Newell residents while also saving workers up to an hour and a half a day getting to and from the plant. 

“JBS Foods Canada employs thousands of Brooks residents, helping grow the local economy, create jobs and strengthen communities. This investment will create a better road connection between the JBS Foods Plant to Highway 873, making the commute shorter and safer and cutting up to an hour and half off the time it takes workers at the plant to get to and from work so they can spend less time stuck in traffic and more time doing other things.”

Danielle Smith, Premier
 
“The City of Brooks and the County of Newell continue to grow and the recent announcement of the JBS Foods expansion has solidified this region’s position as a growing agrifood economic powerhouse. Sustaining this growth requires robust transportation infrastructure.”