Paving Contract Awarded for Old Guysborough Road

A $937,400 road-paving contract for Old Guysborough Road in the Dollar Lake Provincial Park area has been announced, by the Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The contract was awarded to Basin Contracting Ltd. and involves repaving on Old Guysborough Road (Route 212) from Antrim Road, west of Dollar Lake Provincial Park, for 6.7 kilometres to Wyse Road.

"Our department is working hard on an aggressive program to improve Nova Scotia's highways," said Ron Russell, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "Since 2000-01 we have more than tripled our construction budget and Nova Scotians are starting to take notice."

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.