Paving Contract Awarded for Colchester County

A $1,054,840 road-paving contract for Colchester County has been awarded by the Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The contract was awarded to S. W. Weeks Construction Ltd. and involves repaving on the westbound lanes of Highway 104 from the Pictou/Colchester county line, west for about 4.7 kilometres to south of Kemptown. Also included is repaving of the on and off ramps at Exit 18A, east of Kemptown.

"Trans-Canada Highway 104 is a major route across Nova Scotia," said Ron Russell, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "This is one of several projects scheduled this season to keep it in top shape."

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.