History
September 2022
Construction activities continue throughout the project. Traffic is currently being detoured onto 25.5 km of new highway while the adjacent side is constructed. The travelling public is now driving over 10 of the 24 new bridges and structures. The project has surpassed 1,550,000 person hours worked. At peak, over 400 workers can be on site at one time. Construction will continue through the fall and winter and will see advancement on new structures and paving in several sections including on the new 10 km section over Weaver’s Mountain. The project is on track to be completed before the end of 2023.
August 2022
Work continued on Barney’s River Interchange, French River Bridge, and James River Bridge and Interchange
July 2022
Summertime is high construction season and significant progress has been made across the project including key areas at James River Interchange and Middle Brook.
June 2022
Activities throughout the month included culvert installation; earthworks; bridge construction; demolition; drilling & blasting; placements of aggregate, rock capping, fine grading, asphalt paving and application of rumble strips; guiderail installation, line painting and signage installation; electrical work at interchanges; landscaping, wildlife fence installation.
May 2022
Middle Brook Girder Installation May 10th and 11th, 2022
April 2022
Construction continued along the entire alignment throughout the month of April 2022 with tree clearing, culvert installations, earthworks, bridge construction, drilling & blasting, aggregate production and placement, existing structures demolition, pavement milling, and wildlife fence installation.
March 2022
Construction activity for March 2022 included tree clearing, culvert installation, earthworks, bridge construction, drilling and blasting, aggregate production and placement, demolition, and wildlife fence installation.
February 2022
Construction activity continues into February with girder placements, demolition and pile driving.
January 2022
Construction activity starts off the year with demolition, culvert installations, new girders and infill.
December 2021
As of December 2021, the travelling public is on about 23 km of new highway.
November 2021
Construction work for 2021 included site preparation, earth moving, culvert installations, bridge construction, subgrade, interchanges, paving and the completion of nine new structures for the Highway 104 Twinning Project.
October 2021
Construction work highlights from October 2021.
September 2021
A great deal of paving completed in preparation for September detours and Q4 traffic flips; Middle Brook bridge pier construction and key culvert installs.
August 2021
Construction activity for August 2021 included; Work on the off Highway Vehicle passage Brierly Brook, Rock Capping west and east of James River Bridge, East French River EB Deck Pour, capping New East Bound lanes east of French River Trunk 4, and fills from Sutherlands River to Lamont Road.
July 2021
Construction activity for July 2021 included; Girder installation at Barney's River Interchange, cutting and fill towards Pushie Road, preparations for James River Interchange North Roundabout, and girder installation at East French River.
June 2021
Construction activity for June 2021 included; Armour stone and pile driving for French River Bridge, Culvert 67 installation, and additional work at Weaver Mountain Quarry.
May 2021
Construction activity for May 2021 included; Barney's River Interchange, drilling and blasting Weaver Mountain, and work on eastbound James River Bridge.
April 2021
Construction activity for April 2021 included; concrete deck pour at Barney’s River Bridge, crushing operation in Weavers Mountain area.
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.