Paving Contracts Awarded in Cumberland County

Nova Scotia's plan to upgrade many of the province's highways will mean smoother, safer roads in the Amherst and Pugwash areas this fall.

The Department of Transportation and Public Works recently awarded two contracts for road improvements in Cumberland County worth almost $2.8 million.

The first contract is for $1,480,797 and was awarded to Cumberland Paving & Contracting Ltd. It is for repaving on the following five sections of highway in the Amherst area:

• John Black Road: from Willow Street for 3.3 kilometres east to the intersection of Trunk 6;
• Willow Street: from East Pleasant Street east for 2.4 kilometres to the intersection of Route 204;
• Fox Ranch Road: from Trunk 6 for 1.8 kilometres to the intersection of John Black Road;
• Gosling Glenn: from Trunk 6 south for 0.4 kilometres to the end of the cul de sac;
• Duckling Dell: from Gosling Glenn east for 0.3 kilometres to the end of the cul de sac.

The second contract was also won by Cumberland Paving & Contracting Ltd. with a bid of $1,303,480. It is for repaving on the following two sections of highway in the Pugwash area:

• Trunk 6: from Ripley Loop east for about 10 kilometres toward Pugwash;
• Sunset Lane: from Crowley Road for about 0.4 kilometres to the end of the lane.

The provincial budget for 2005-06 calls for the Department of Transportation and Public Works to spend $143 million on constructing and upgrading Nova Scotia highways.

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 offices in Bridgewater, Bedford, Truro and Sydney.