The Nova Scotia government developed a five year plan for the construction, maintenance and improvement of roads and bridges across Nova Scotia to serve as a long term blueprint for building and maintaining the highway system.
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal 2020 – 2021 Five Year Plan
https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/5yearplan/highways-5-year-plan-2020-21.pdf
Map of 2019 – 2020 Planned Projects:
https://nstir.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6970b3cdcd354e57bc50b52cff624b41
Improvement Plan 2019 – 2020:
https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/5yearplan/highways-5-year-plan-2019-20.pdf
Government Business Plan:
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal 2020 – 2021 Five Year Plan
https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/5yearplan/highways-5-year-plan-2020-21.pdf
Map of 2019 – 2020 Planned Projects:
https://nstir.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6970b3cdcd354e57bc50b52cff624b41
Improvement Plan 2019 – 2020:
https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/5yearplan/highways-5-year-plan-2019-20.pdf
Government Business Plan:
- The Five-Year Highway Plan includes more than 150 major construction and improvement projects in 2020–21. Twelve projects take place in 2020–21 to twin portions of highways 101, 103, 104, and the Sackville-Bedford-Burnside Connector. Over the next three years, government will inject at least $300 million to improve and upgrade roads, highways, and bridges across the province. Twinning and gravel road maintenance is ongoing, and a one-time $10 million investment will improve “J class” roads. (NOTE: J-Class roads are roads owned by the province, but fall under a cost-sharing agreement between the Nova Scotia Department of Infrastructure & Renewal and municipalities. Outside of general maintenance, the Municipality is required to provide 50 per cent of the project’s funding. Council prioritizes and submits a list of roads for repair to the province for approval and scheduling. When TIR receives its list from all Nova Scotia municipalities, it determines which roads can be done based on ranking and available funding.)
- New policies will move us closer to an accessible Nova Scotia by 2030, while investments in rural transportation, libraries, and events connect us.
- Actions to improve our health also require more NOVA SCOTIA BUDGET 2020–21 8 significant changes in areas such as education, social welfare, rural transportation, and the labour force. Only together can we continue to make progress toward better health supported by inclusive, high-quality care and a modern, people-focused system.
- Exceptional infrastructure investments in heathcare, schools, roads, and the rural internet, as well as placemaking in communities, will contribute to greater economic and social opportunities for this generation and those to come.
- Infrastructure connects communities with markets and opportunities, healthcare and education, clean water and power—all of which improve the quality of our lives. Investment in this area can assist in addressing inequality through promotion of economic growth and social development. This year, government will make the largest single-year capital investment in the history of our province to modernize our roads, schools, and healthcare facilities and support economic and social growth.