Contract Awarded to Replace Sangster Bridge

A bridge on a popular route in Hants County will be replaced this summer thanks to a contract awarded by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.

The $1,072,585 contract was awarded to Dexter Construction Co. Ltd. to replace Sangster Bridge over the Avon River on Sangster Bridge Road, near Upper Falmouth.

"The new bridge will make travel on this road safer and smoother," said Bill Estabrooks, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "Work is underway now and the crossing will be closed until the new bridge is in place."

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.