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Construction on an Edmonton Laboratory Clinical Hub — nicknamed the ‘Superlab’ — and referred to as “NDP waste” during the election campaign by premier-designate Jason Kenney has been halted.

In March, shovels hit the ground for the $590-million project which would reside on land next to the University of Alberta south campus. The lab would consolidate testing services in northern Alberta, replacing Dynalife labs, an Edmonton-based company the NDP planned to purchase for $50 million.

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While on the campaign trail, Kenney said he would scrap the construction plans and leave it up to private businesses, including Dynalife, to continue with the lab testing.

On Monday, Alberta Infrastructure confirmed construction had been halted ahead of the United Conservative Party taking office.

“To minimize costs incurred before a new government has the opportunity to review the lab hub project, a decision has been made to pause construction,” said Jessica Johnson, Alberta Infrastructure spokeswoman, in an email.