Three Cumberland County Paving Projects Scheduled

The Department of Transportation and Public Works has scheduled three paving contracts worth $4,595,223 that will have Cumberland County motorists driving on almost 20 kilometres of stronger, smoother roads.

Major construction will start in early August on a $2,238,643 contract awarded to Chapman Bros. Construction Ltd. for repaving on Route 302 from the intersection of Athol Road, north for 8.8 kilometres to the intersection of Trider Road. Also included in the contract is paving on the following streets in the Village of Maccan: Riverside Road, Station Road, Hillside Road, and Rink Road (a total of about 1.5 kilometres).

Preliminary work has started on another contract awarded to Dexter Construction. The $1,390,620 contract is for repaving on Route 209, east of Fox Point Road, for about six kilometres. The majority of the work will take place in August.

Also scheduled for August is work on a $965,960 paving contract awarded to Cumberland Paving and Contracting Ltd. It is for repaving on Trunk 2 from the intersection of Fort Lawrence Road for 3.6 kilometres to the Amherst town line.

"Upgrading the province's highways is a top priority with this government," said Angus MacIsaac, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "This year we are spending $177 million in road construction."

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.