Tenders Called for Cape Breton Paving Project

People driving between Sydney and historic Louisbourg will soon be travelling on an upgraded surface thanks to a road-paving tender announced by the province.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal today, Jan. 30, called for tenders to repave Trunk 22 from the intersection of Landry Crescent south for 6.3 kilometres to the intersection of Route 255.

"This tender call is the third in a five-year program to upgrade all of Trunk 22 between Sydney and Louisbourg," said Murray Scott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "The other two projects are scheduled to be completed by 2010."

The 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.