Province Awards Road-Paving Contract in Pictou County

Work is underway on a $1,384,920 road-paving contract on Scotsburn Road in Pictou County recently awarded by the provincial Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The contract, awarded to Dexter Construction, is for repaving on Route 256 (Scotsburn Road) from the intersection of West Branch Road for 6.5 kilometres to the intersection of the Loganville Road.

"Our department is working hard to upgrade roads all over Nova Scotia," said Michael Baker, acting Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "This project is one of several scheduled for Pictou County this year."

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.