Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Nova Scotia)

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal is a department within the Government of Nova Scotia and has responsibility for overseeing transportation, communications, construction, property, and accommodation needs of government departments and agencies in the province.

Kim Masland is its current minister.^[1] The department has over 2,000 employees responsible for implementing its mandate.

Operational Units[]

Highway operations
Public Works division
Real property services
Government Services division
Government service's corporate IT operations
Corporate Policy branch
Corporate Services branch
Public Safety Communications Services Program Office
Environmental services
Trucking
- Truck regulatory review
- Vehicle compliance
- B-Train routes

Responsibilities[]

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal is responsible for:

23,000 kilometres of road including the Cobequid Pass
4,100 bridges except those under the Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Commission
- 200 steel truss bridges
800 pieces of equipment
7 ferries
53 garages
5 scale houses
44 Road Weather Information Systems and highway cameras
Manages the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act, which regulates the transportation of dangerous goods such as chemicals, hazardous waste and explosives
Public safety radio services
- Nova Scotia Integrated Mobile Radio System (NSIMRS)
- Trunked Mobile Radio System (TMRS)

Former Departments[]

Transportation and Public Works to October 23, 2007
Transportation and Communications
Department of Highways
Department of Public Works
Department of Communications

References[]

^ "N.S. Premier Tim Houston and 18 ministers — including 7 women — sworn into office". Halifax NS: Globalnews.ca. August 31, 2021.

External links[]

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[1] "N.S. Premier Tim Houston and 18 ministers — including 7 women — sworn into office". Halifax NS: Globalnews.ca. August 31, 2021.

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