Road-Paving Contract Awarded, Queens County

A $1,489,180 road-paving contract in Queens County has been awarded by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.

The contract was awarded to Dexter Construction Ltd. to repave Trunk 8 from the intersection of Chapel Hill Drive, south for 7.5 kilometres to the intersection of Route 210. The project is scheduled for completion this summer.

"By working to get these contracts awarded now, we're getting a jump on the upcoming construction season," said Murray Scott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "Trunk 8 is an important road connection between Liverpool and the Annapolis Royal area."

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.