The province is set to pump more money into roads, bridges and highways across the province.
The latest five-year plan for roads includes major highway projects, bridge replacements and maintenance.
“We’re continuing to make significant investments in our province’s transportation infrastructure,” said Kim Masland, Minister of Public Works. “These investments will continue to make our highways, roads and bridges safer for Nova Scotians and improve trade routes.”
Over the next year, more than $500 million will be spent on roadwork and major projects already underway.
The new work includes an increase of about $75 million in the budget for gravel road upgrades, re-paving and fixing potholes.
Construction on the following major projects will continue:
— Highway 101 from Three Mile Plains to Falmouth
— the Highway 102 Aerotech Connector
— Highway 103 from Tantallon to Hubbards
— the Bridgewater Interchange
— the Highway 107 Sackville-Bedford-Burnside Connector.
Work on infrastructure upgrades for the Tancook Ferry will also begin.
The plan also includes access improvements for 100-series highways that are not being twinned. That work involves improving intersections and adding passing lanes, turning lanes and roundabouts.
Planning and preliminary design work is underway on six major construction projects announced last year, including the Argyle Interchange and twinning sections of highways 103, 104 and 107.
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