Highway between Dartmouth, Lower Sackville to open [Video]

A new highway that runs between Lower Sackville, N.S., and Dartmouth, N.S., is scheduled to open on Friday.

The new nine-kilometre highway connects Highway 102 in Lower Sackville to the existing Highway 107 from Burnside to Musquodoboit Harbour.

“The new extension of Highway 107 will create more efficient routes for people to travel and help reduce congestion and accidents that are currently seen on Magazine Hill,” said Minister of Public Works Fred Tilley in a news release Friday.

“With our growing population, projects like this are also important to help support those who want to come and live in our great province.”

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The province put $151.1 million towards the project, which cost $252.4 million altogether.

The federal government contributed $86.5 million, while the Halifax Regional Municipality spent $14.8 million.

Looking westward from Burnside, the new connector to Burnside Drive can be seen with the two roundabouts.(Communications Nova Scotia)

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