Ribbon Cut for Newly Twinned Section of Highway 125

Motorists in Nova Scotia are benefitting from a newly twinned section of Highway 125 from Balls Creek to Coxheath.

Deputy Premier Frank Corbett, on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Bill Estabrooks, and Senator Michael MacDonald, on behalf of Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Chuck Strahl, marked the completion of the five-kilometre section of highway today, Feb. 11, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It opened to traffic in December.

"The opening of this section completed a twinned link on Highway 125 from Coxheath to Trans Canada 105," said Mr. Corbett. "As part of the department's recently released five-year plan, this project, and others like, it are already creating jobs and growing the economy."

"This project is another example of how the government of Canada, in partnership with Nova Scotia, is taking action to invest in the province's infrastructure," said Senator MacDonald. "This newly twinned highway will ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods along this important highway system."

As well as twinning Highway 125 from Balls Creek to west of Coxheath, the project also included building two lanes south of the highway. The total cost of twinning was $14.1 million, with the federal contribution of $3.5 million coming from the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund.

The twinned highway expands road capacity, which enhances safety, improves traffic conditions and contributes to the support of trade, tourism and economic development in the province.

Work has begun on twinning the remainder of Highway 125, from Coxheath to Grand Lake Road.