Avondale Road to Get Fresh Coat of Pavement

TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC WORKS--Avondale Road to Get Fresh Coat of Pavement

A seven-kilometre stretch of roadway in Hants County will get a million-dollar facelift as part of the province's ongoing commitment to road improvements.

Chapman Brothers Construction Ltd., is the successful low bidder on a re-paving project on the Avondale Road, Hants Co. The road will be repaved from Lawrence Road at Miller Creek to Belmont Road in Avondale. The project is worth about $1 million.

"We're building better roads for Nova Scotians," said Transportation Minister Michael Baker. "This government said roads are a priority, and we're backing that up with much-needed dollars."

Mr. Baker also announced bridge work this summer on the Back River Road Bridge, on Renfrew Road in Hants Co. Willfield Ltd. will be doing bridge repairs worth about $170,000.

The Department of Transportation and Public Works highways division manages more than 23,000 kilometres of roads in Nova Scotia. It maintains an inventory of 3,800 bridges and operates seven provincial ferries. Staff provide services from four district offices located in Bridgewater, Bedford, Truro and Sydney.