News release

A New Interchange for Highway 111 Receives Funding

Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations (Oct. 2000 - March 2014)

SERVICE N.S./MUNICIPAL RELATIONS--A New Interchange for Highway 111 Receives Funding


Heavy traffic on Portland Street in Dartmouth may soon be reduced thanks to a project being funded by the Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program.

A new diamond-shaped interchange will be constructed on Highway 111, about 1.7 kilometres southwest of the intersection at Portland Street, it was announced today, Jan. 28. The interchange will provide an alternate route into Woodside Industrial Park and will create access to newly developed lands in the area. It will also help reduce traffic congestion on Portland Street.

The total cost of the project is $7 million. The joint federal- provincial investment will be $2.5 million. Halifax Regional Municipality will fund the balance.

"This new interchange on Highway 111 will benefit many people," said Barry Barnet, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. "It will not only provide a safer driving environment for motorists by reducing traffic on Portland Street, it will mean economic opportunities for Woodside Industrial Park and will allow for potential future access to the Caldwell Road area."

The infrastructure program supports long-term economic growth, community infrastructure improvements and environmental enhancements.

"By investing in projects such as this, the government of Canada is helping to strengthen communities through the provision of more efficient and safer transportation systems," said Mike Savage, Member of Parliament, on behalf of Joseph McGuire, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

"This project will help reduce traffic on Portland Street and it will provide for economic growth in our area," said Peter Kelly, mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality. "The Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program has enabled us to work with other levels of government to achieve a common goal -- to make Nova Scotia communities the best they can be."

To date, more than $211 million has been invested in 134 projects through the program. Additional announcements are expected as projects undergo environmental assessment and final approval.

The six-year Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program is administered by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation is a member of the management committee. The Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities is represented on the program's management committee.