Ruts to be removed from section of Cape Breton highway

A section of Highway 125 in Cape Breton is pictured. (Source: Google Street View)

The Nova Scotia government says it will soon remove ruts from a section of a busy Cape Breton highway.

More than 10 kilometres of Highway 125, including on and off ramps, will be repaved this construction season between Sydney and North Sydney.

The province says a tender for the project will be issued in the spring and it will be completed by late fall.

“I am aware of the growing concerns about that section of highway, and with safety always top of mind we will issue a tender as soon as possible to solve this problem,” said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in a provincial news release.

“This is an important stretch of highway that Cape Bretoners count on, and they deserve to know this road is well maintained.”

Ruts have been a long-standing issue on the highway, which the province says can be caused by traffic, age of asphalt, and conditions in the base of the road.

The Highway 125 twinning project was complete in 2016.

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