Highway 105 Improvements in Inverness County
The Province has committed $161 million for asphalt and resurfacing of highways and roads this year, including a repaving project in Inverness County. (Province of Nova Scotia / File)
Nova Scotians will soon have a better, safer drive along a well-used section of Highway 105 in Inverness County.
About four kilometres of the highway will be repaved west of Exit 6 at Route 223.
“Highway 105 is an important trade route linking Cape Breton to the mainland, as well as Newfoundland to all of Canada,” said Inverness MLA Kyle MacQuarrie, on behalf of Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. “Our economic prosperity is strengthened by investing in the safety and efficiency of this highway.”
A tender will be issued in the coming days, and the project is expected to be complete by late fall.
Quick Facts:
- the government has committed $161 million for asphalt and resurfacing of highways and roads this year in the five-year highway plan
- similar projects have been announced as part of 100-series highway improvements for Highway 125 in Cape Breton and Highway 102 in Hants County
- the road-building industry creates more than 6,000 direct and 3,000 indirect jobs each year in Nova Scotia
Additional Resources:
Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan: https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/hwyconstruction.asp
News release – Province Removing Ruts on Highway 125 in Cape Breton: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/03/11/province-removing-ruts-highway-125-cape-breton
News release – Highway 102 Improvements in Hants County: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/02/highway-102-improvements-hants-county
Department of Public Works on X: https://x.com/NS_PublicWorks