Road-Paving Contract Awarded for HRM

A $604,325 road-paving contract in Halifax Regional Municipality has been awarded by the Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The contract was awarded to Dexter Construction Co. Ltd. to repave Trunk 3 from the Lunenburg-Halifax County line for eight kilometres to east of the intersection of Cleveland Point Road. The project is scheduled for completion this summer.

"Road safety is the top priority in our department," said Angus MacIsaac, Minister of Transportation and Public Works. "This is a busy road, especially in the summer, and I'm pleased that it's being upgraded."

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.