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Highway Operations
The department's Highway Operations division maintains provincial highways and bridges, manages the department's fleet of vehicles, ferries. The department provides for enforcement and inspection of commerical vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations. The department is responsible for more than 23,000 kilometres of roads and 4,100 bridges. The department fleet includes more than 800 pieces of equipment, as well as seven ferries. Staff provide services from district offices located in Bridgewater, Bedford, Truro and Sydney. Highway Operations also develops operational policy for highway construction and maintenance; sets provincial standards; and co-ordinates activities of a provincial nature. The Highways Operations Division is divided into four District Offices. These District Offices provides general services on primary and secondary roads in order to achieve a safe and effective highway system. District Services also works in partnership with private-sector contractors to provide the public with enhanced road systems in an efficient and timely manner. If you have questions or concerns, you can either call the district that serves your area or our toll-free number: 1-888-432-3233. In Halifax, dial 424-2297. Central District:
Counties of Halifax and Hants. Eastern District:
Counties of Antigonish, Cape Breton, Guysborough, Inverness,
Richmond and Victoria. Northern District:
Counties of Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou. Western District:
Counties of Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne
and Yarmouth. Fleet Management
is responsibile for procurement and maintenance of the vehicles
and equipment in the department's fleet. It also maintains
and services the provincially operated ferries at LaHave,
Englishtown, Country Harbour, Little Narrows, Petit and Grand
Passage and Tancook Island. Vehicle Compliance:
In order to ensure heavy commerical vehicles are complying with weights and regulations, highway operations operates five scale houses, in addition to several mobile units across the province. |
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