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No. H092/01
For release July 27, 2001
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT FUNDING FOR NOVA SCOTIA
HALIFAX -Transport Minister David M. Collenette, together with the Minister
of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister Responsible
for Nova Scotia, Robert G. Thibault, and Minister of Transportation and Public
Works for Nova Scotia, Ron Russell, today signed an agreement to provide joint
funding of $34.6 million over the next five years for highway improvement
projects in Nova Scotia.
This is the first federal-provincial agreement to be signed under the $600
million Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program (SHIP) announced by Minister
Collenette in April 2001.
“I am pleased to announce that the Government of Canada is providing an
additional $17.3 million in funding through this agreement, which includes $13.5
million towards a three-year project to twin 21 kilometres of existing two-lane
highway from Mount Uniacke to Ellershouse,” said Mr. Collenette. “Funds
provided under SHIP will mean that the twinning of this section of the highway
will be completed five years sooner than originally planned.”
“This funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the Province
of Nova Scotia will soon result in concrete improvements to our highway
infrastructure,” said Mr. Thibault. “And that will be good, not only for
Nova Scotians, but also for our visitors and for our trade.”
“This investment will have a positive effect on the region and the
province,” said Mr. Russell. “It will make our roads safer and stimulate the
economy.”
In the near future, Transport Canada anticipates receiving a proposed list of
other projects for funding under SHIP for the Province of Nova Scotia. The
department will review the benefits of these projects and how they support the
objectives of the program and, in partnership with the province, determine which
projects best meet these objectives.
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Contacts:
Sue Ronald,
Office of the Minister of Transport, Ottawa,
(613)991-0700
Kevin Finch,
Communications,
Nova Scotia Ministry of Transportation,
Public Works,
(902) 424-8978
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