The Nova Scotia government will spend almost $500 million in 2021-22 on a variety of road and bridge projects, with continued highway twinning efforts driving that spending. Hines said that in total officials in his department anticipate 150 major construction projects for 2021-22. The twinning effort, scheduled to be complete by 2023, remains on schedule and on budget, said the minister. Hines repeatedly touted the value of twinning highways as a safety measure. Department officials expect about 500 kilometres of paving and gravel road work this coming fiscal year.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2021 16:41 UTC