The government of Nova Scotia (Canada), through its highways department, is mulling twinning approximately 300 km of its 100 series highways.

The total project investment is estimated between CADS$1.5 billion and CADS$1.8 billion. The construction period is expected to be between five and seven years.

The government is studying several options to carry out the project, the final report is expected to be developed this month. Peter Hackett, executive director of highways, engineering and construction of the Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR), commented:

"The study does a variety of things, the first being to provide in-depth numbers on the actual construction costs that we could use to go to tender." 

The study is considering options to carry out improvement works on eight sections of highways 101, 103, 107, which have a traffic volume of more than 10,000 vehicles per day.

According to Hackett, NSTIR is in discussions with PPP Canada regarding a pubic private partnership (PPP) agreement with additional funding possibly coming from a highway toll system.