Less than two months after the Alberta government made up to $8.9 million available to a fiscally troubled company to continue its highway maintenance operations in the province, Alberta Transportation confirms it is now making more funds available to Carillion Canada.

The Alberta government is bailing out Carillion Canada to the tune of $8.9 million, to ensure provincial highways continue to be plowed and maintained for the remainder of the winter season.

Alberta's transportation minister says they are making contingency plans to clear and maintain roads as they monitor the financial fallout of a multinational United Kingdom construction company.