Contract awarded to pave Canaan Mtn. Rd.

A $794,350 road-paving contract in Kings County has been awarded by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.

The contract was awarded to Lafarge Canada Inc. to repave Canaan Mountain Road from the intersection of New Road for four kilometres. The project is to be completed by the end of summer.

"Good roads are a vital part of Nova Scotia's present and future," said Murray Scott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. "We're working on tenders for road paving all over the province."

This 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.