Nova Scotia Highway 113

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Highway 113
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Location Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Proposer Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Statusproposed
Type4-lane expressway
StakeholdersGovernment of Nova Scotia, residents of Halifax Regional Municipality
SupportersBusinesses and residents from the South Shore region of Nova Scotia.
OpponentsEnvironmentalists, residents of Halifax Regional Municipality
Geometry9.9 km (6.2 mi) in length

Highway 113 is a proposed freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It would provide another connection between Highway 102 and Highway 103, passing through the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area.

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History

The Nova Scotia Department of Transportation began highway corridor preservation work in 1989. [1]

A focus report on the highway's construction was submitted by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal on March 31, 2006. Engineering plans and an environmental impact assessment have been completed. Although no funding has been approved for construction to begin, the provincial government has opted to begin purchasing land required in order to preserve the right of way for the proposed highway.

The proposed highway would be 9.9 km (6.2 mi) in length and run from Highway 103 near exit 4 in Hubley in the west to Highway 102 near exit 3 in Bedford in the east. [2] Such an alignment would allow traffic currently using the uncontrolled access Highway 213, known as the Hammonds Plains Road, to bypass the communities of Stillwater Lake, Hammonds Plains and Bedford.

The highway is considered a long-term proposal, and there are no plans to construct it in the near future. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Status of Proposed Provincial Highway 113 Adjacent to Blue Mountain Birch Cove Wilderness Reserve" (PDF). Halifax Regional Municipality. 5 December 2019.
  2. "Highway 113 Project | Environmental Assessment". April 2009.