News release

Newly Twinned Section of Highway 101 Complete

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

Motorists on one of the province's most travelled highways are benefitting from a new four-lane section of twinned road between St. Croix and Three Mile Plains on Highway 101. It opened on July 29.

MLA Jim Morton, on behalf of Bill Estabrooks, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, and MP Scott Armstrong, on behalf of federal Transport and Infrastructure Minister Chuck Strahl, marked the completion of the 7.4 kilometres of twinned highway today, Aug. 9.

"Improving our roads is a priority for government as part of our efforts to create good jobs and grow the economy," said Mr. Morton. "We are proud to open this new four-lane section of Highway 101. This new highway will result in safer and more efficient travel."

"The government of Canada is pleased to invest in the twinning of this section of Highway 101. We are committed to working with the government of Nova Scotia for real results," said Mr. Armstrong. "This highway expansion is further proof that the government is doing what it takes to put people to work and create infrastructure that will make our country and our economy stronger."

The cost to twin this section of Highway 101 was about $22 million, funded jointly by the federal and provincial governments. The project took five years to complete.

In 2008, twinning between Falmouth and Avonport on Highway 101 was completed. Future work on the highway includes work on the section between Three Mile Plains and Falmouth.

The paving between St. Croix and Three Mile Plains is part of a $310-million investment in highways this fiscal year, the second largest highway improvement budget in the province's history.