News release

Weigh-In-Motion Facility Will Improve Service in Amherst

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2021)

Travel for hundreds of truckers will be more efficient on provincial highways because of weigh-in-motion equipment being installed near Amherst.

The system screens the weight and height of commercial vehicles for the province's Amherst weigh station as they are moving on the inbound lanes of Highway 104. Only trucks not in compliance, and randomly selected vehicles, will be required to report to the weigh station.

"This will be the fourth weigh-in-motion facility built in Nova Scotia," said Bill Estabrooks, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "This technology is growing the economy by reducing the amount of stopped time for trucks as they are being weighed."

"Weigh-in-motion allows officers to confirm compliance with zero interruption to the workflow of the professional driver," said Dave Miller, manager of safety and training for Armour Transportation Systems. "This increases driver efficiency, reduces overall operating costs and makes the tough job of a professional driver a little easier."

The equipment is being installed by International Road Dynamics Inc. of Saskatoon, the same company that installed the other three weigh-in-motion facilities in the province. The $1,018,859 cost is being shared with the federal government under the Canada-Nova Scotia, Provincial Territorial Base Funding Agreement. Installation is scheduled to be finished in mid-December.