Saturday, July 26, 2025
Nova Scotians will soon have a better, safer drive along a well-used sections of Highways 101, 104, and 105.
The Department of Public Works will repave a five-kilometre section of Highway 101 west of Exit 21 (Rice Road) near Bridgetown as well as the on- and off-ramps at the exit and the connector road. In total, about seven kilometres will be repaved this construction season.
“We know with the economic opportunities ahead of us we need to make timely investments in our road infrastructure,” said Annapolis MLA David Bowlby. “This work will improve the movement of people and goods and support a brighter economic future for our province.”
Approximately 1.5 kilometres of Highway 104 in Antigonish County west of the Monastery exit (Exit 37) will also be repaved.
“This is part of the Trans-Canada Highway that connects our country from coast to coast,” said Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness and MLA for Antigonish. “Preserving and improving this important trade route is an important part of securing a more prosperous future for our province.”
Additionally, approximately four kilometres of Highway 105 in Inverness County will also be repaved west of Exit 6 at Route 223.
“Highway 105 is an important trade route linking Cape Breton to the mainland, as well as Newfoundland to all of Canada,” said Inverness MLA Kyle MacQuarrie, on behalf of Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. “Our economic prosperity is strengthened by investing in the safety and efficiency of this highway.”
Tenders will be issued in the coming days, and the project is expected to be complete by late fall.
The government has committed $161 million for asphalt and resurfacing of highways and roads this year in the five-year highway plan
Featured image: (Nova Scotia Department of Public Works)
