Highway 104 Improvements in Antigonish County
The Province has committed $161 million for asphalt and resurfacing of highways and roads this year, including a repaving project in Antigonish County. (Province of Nova Scotia / File)
Nova Scotians will soon have a better, safer drive along a well-used section of Highway 104 in Antigonish County.
The Department of Public Works will repave about 1.5 kilometres of the highway west of the Monastery exit (Exit 37) this construction season.
“This is part of the Trans-Canada Highway that connects our country from coast to coast,” said Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness and MLA for Antigonish, on behalf of Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. “Preserving and improving this important trade route is an important part of securing a more prosperous future for our province.”
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, Highway 102 in Hants County, Highway 105 in Inverness County and Highway 101 in Annapolis 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
News release – Highway 105 Improvements in Inverness County: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/22/highway-105-improvements-inverness-county
News release – Highway 101 Improvements in Annapolis County: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/23/highway-101-improvements-annapolis-county
Department of Public Works on X: https://x.com/NS_PublicWorks