News releases from Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Page 1)

CONTINUING WORK

CONTINUING WORK

CONTINUING WORK

On demande aux gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse de prendre toutes les précautions nécessaires, y compris l'éloignement social, pour prévenir la propagation de la COVID-19. C'est pourquoi les centres Accès Nouvelle-Écosse et les Bureaux des véhicules automobiles seront fermés temporairement à compter du mercredi 18 mars afin d'établir de nouvelles façons d'offrir des services en minimisant les contacts entre les gens. On prévoit la réouverture des bureaux le mercredi 25 mars.

Nova Scotians are being asked to take every precaution including social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That is why Access Nova Scotia and Registry of Motor Vehicle Offices are temporarily closing for one week starting Wednesday, March 18, to establish new ways of providing service to minimize contact between people. Offices are expected to reopen Wednesday, March 25.

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Forestry contractors looking to move wood or forestry equipment over short distances can apply for a special move permit while spring weight restrictions are in place. This is a short-term measure to help keep people in the forestry sector working.

NEW WORK

The province is another step closer to the construction of a new outpatient centre on the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEll Health Sciences Centre, that will see more than 700,000 visits a year.

New Work

Changes to the Railways Act introduced today, Feb. 28, will clarify the public safety and maintenance obligations for discontinued, abandoned or unlicensed railroads in the province.

Spring weight restrictions on all provincial roads will begin on March 2, starting at 12:01 a.m.

CONTINUING WORK

Capital Plan 2020-21 invests the largest single-year capital funding in the province’s history. That means families and communities across Nova Scotia will have improved access to health care, schools, highways and public infrastructure.

CONTINUING WORK

Dialysis is an important, life-saving treatment. That is why government is continuing to improve access to this care.

CONTINUING WORK

CONTINUING WORK

A consortium with a strong Nova Scotia presence has been selected to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a section of the Highway 104 which will be twinned between Sutherlands River, Pictou Co. and Antigonish.