Progress History
March 2021
January 2021
Construction activity for January 2021 included; girder placement for the new James River Bridge, work on the new James River Interchange, and site preparation for new four lane alignment bypass for Marshy Hope.
November 19, 2020
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships Announces Highway 104 Twinning Project for 2020 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s
Highway 104 Sutherlands River to Antigonish Twinning Project wins Project Development Silver Award
The twinning of this stretch of Nova Scotian highway, from the boundary with New Brunswick to Antigonish, has been a significant community concern for years to help reduce fatal collisions. It is also the first highway P3 project in the province in more than 20 years and was one of the first P3 projects to reach financial close last spring in the midst of highly volatile financial market conditions caused by the pandemic. Among other things, the awards committee noted that considerable cooperation and flexibility were required by all parties including government, bank lenders and bond underwriters/purchasers to close the project —— and with no impact on overall project duration.
Partners: Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and Dexter Nova Alliance GP (DNA)
November 12, 2020
November 5, 2020
Installation of girders for the construction of the new Lamont Road Overpass.
October 16, 2020
On Friday, October 16 the first support beams (girders) for the highway project were placed at Barneys River West Side Road for new overpass construction.
October 8, 2020
It’s been a busy summer and fall for Dexter Nova Alliance as progress continues on the Highway 104 Twinning project. Focus is on the Mill Road intersection and James River interchange, among others. Much of our work has been installing culverts, a necessary step on the road to a new, improved highway for all Nova Scotians.
We anticipate an even busier winter as we work to complete the project on time and on budget. Check our website to see our traffic notifications and follow @NS_TIR for Highway 104 updates.
July 17, 2020
Crews and machinery officially broke ground on the project. Find out more here.