Traffic Solutions, Safety Improvements for Major Highways

News release from October 24, 2024.

The Province has identified the need for a new strategic link between Hammonds Plains Road near Sandy Lake and Exit 2 on Highway 101 and will be initiating the planning process. Increasing the capacity of Highway 102 and assessing options and routes for light rail are also being evaluated.

Efforts to add capacity to Highway 102 will be examined through planning work underway between the Joint Regional Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Works. This expansion would help with the movement of people and goods between Exit 0 at Joseph Howe Drive and Exit 4 at Duke Street in Bedford.

Public Works will lead the projects over the next 10 years. Traffic and environmental studies, land acquisitions, consultations, cost estimates and detailed design work will be required before construction can begin. The Department will also look for opportunities to partner with the federal government and apply for funding.

The agency will also support work on a light-rail feasibility study and corridor assessment in its regional transportation plan.