Safer Intersection Planned for Route 358 and Trunk 1

A safer intersection is going to be built at Route 358 and Trunk 1 in Greenwich, Kings Co.

The Department of Transportation and Public Works plans to realign the intersection, install traffic lights and repave the intersection.

"This is an area of extremely high traffic flow and the community has expressed a desire for this work to move forward," said Ron Russell, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "For safety reasons, we need to realign the roads."

The tender was advertised today, May 5, and closes May 21. Work is to be completed by July 31.

Since 1990, traffic volumes at this intersection have almost doubled. About 18,000 vehicles per day travel along Trunk 1.

The current alignment is shaped as a "Y" intersection; the new alignment will join Route 358, Trunk 1 and the Highway 101 connector at a "T" intersection, complete with traffic lights.

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 district offices in Bridgewater, Bedford, Truro and Sydney.