Road-Paving Contract Awarded for Lunenburg County

A $1,394,575 road-paving contract for Lunenburg County has been awarded by the Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The contract was awarded to Dexter Construction Co. Ltd. and involves repaving on two sections of Northfield Road. The first section is from the intersection of Route 325 at Maitland for four kilometres to the intersection of Pine Grove Road, near Maitland Forks. The second section is from the intersection of Mossman Road at Lower Northfield for 2.9 kilometres to the intersection of Silver Road.

Northfield Road is a popular route in the Maitland-Big Mushamush Lake area. It will be smoother and safer when this project is completed.

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.