Tenders Called for Hants County Paving Project

Drivers on Trunk 14, west of Trunk 2, will soon be travelling on smoother, stronger pavement, thanks to a road-paving tender announced by the province.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal called for tenders to repave Trunk 14 from the intersection of Garden Road, east for 9.3 kilometres to the intersection of Trunk 2. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of this summer.

"Trunk 14 is an important route into the Rawdon Hills," said Murray Scott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "This project will provide improved road connection between Shubenacadie and the Rawdon area."

This project is part of government's commitment to better roads and infrastructure as outlined in the speech from the throne.

The department's 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.