Province Calls for Tenders for Paving Projects in HRM

TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC WORKS--Province Calls for Tenders for Paving Project in HRM

Drivers on Highway 102 just north of the Halifax International Airport exit will feel like they're travelling first class after the completion of a paving project announced recently.

Nova Scotia Transportation and Public Works has advertised a tender for repaving on the northbound lanes of Highway 102 from Exit 6 at the airport, north for 7.2 kilometres to the Halifax/Hants county line. The off ramps at Exit 6 and Exit 7 will also be repaved. The total amount of repaving done will be 9.4 kilometres.

"Highway 102 is one of our busiest highways," said Ron Russell, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "This is one of several projects scheduled for this highway in 2005."

The tender will close on Friday, May 13.

The Department of Transportation and Public Works' highways division manages more than 23,000 kilometres of roads in Nova Scotia. It maintains 4,100 bridges and operates seven provincial ferries. Staff provide services from district offices in Bridgewater, Bedford, Truro and Sydney.