Project possible thanks to New Building Canada Plan
October 31, 2014 – Digby, Nova Scotia – Infrastructure Canada
Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, was joined today by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Clare-Digby, on behalf of the Honourable Geoff MacLellan, Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, to announce that the Government of Canada has conditionally set aside up to $7.558 million under the New Building Canada Plan for the construction of a portion of Highway 101 in Nova Scotia.
A new controlled access highway will be built from Digby to Marshalltown, as part of the construction of a controlled access highway from Digby to Weymouth. The new highway corridor will replace an uncontrolled access section of Highway 101. It will enhance safe flow of traffic, effectively managing traffic volume to improve the flow of people and goods in the region.
The New Building Canada Plan is the largest and longest federal infrastructure plan in Canada's history. This unprecedented commitment will provide $53 billion over the next decade to support provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure.
Over the next ten years, Nova Scotia will benefit from approximately $1 billion in dedicated federal funding, including almost $426 million under the New Building Canada Fund.
Vincent Rabault
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