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Annapolis Valley, NS
N.S., Ottawa to spend $17.5m to widen 101
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Fri. Mar 6 - 9:08 PM
BERWICK — Nova Scotia and the federal government are spending $17.5 million to widen part of Highway 101 through the province's Annapolis Valley.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the funding for the project with Premier Rodney MacDonald today at a provincial government transportation depot in Berwick.
Highway 101 is a major east-west route that connects Halifax to Yarmouth.
The money will be spent to put in new passing lanes between Coldbrook and Kingston, a 40-kilometre stretch of the two-lane highway.
MacDonald says work will begin this year and be completed in 2010.
Harper says the spending, to be shared between Nova Scotia and Ottawa, is an example of the money the federal government is making available to help stimulate the economy
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