{"id":64269,"date":"2026-05-04T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=64209"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:30:00","slug":"overpass-project-in-enfield-pegged-for-2027-completion-triangle-to-be-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=64269","title":{"rendered":"Overpass project in Enfield pegged for 2027 completion, \u201ctriangle\u201d to be removed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-56509\" style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-56509 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"EH Mini Header 1\" data-height=\"200\" data-width=\"600\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_56509\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_56509\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-56510 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-06 04:23:45\" data-filename=\"Anne-McFarlane-Laker-594x198.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burchellmacdougall.com\/people\/anne-mcfarlane\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Anne-McFarlane-Laker-594x198.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56509 slide-56510 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Anne McFarlane Laker\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-56513 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-06 10:07:29\" data-filename=\"ckg-local-choice-ad-600x200.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ckgelevator.ca\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ckg-local-choice-ad-600x200.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56509 slide-56513 msDefaultImage\" title=\"ckg-local-choice-ad\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ENFIELD: <\/strong>A new overpass at Horne Settlement Road is moving ahead after Dexter Construction was awarded a $15.7 million contract, but there appears to be a discrepancy between provincial timelines and comments from the area\u2019s MLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Andrea, communications with Nova Scotia Public Works, said the new overpass, located north of the existing bridge, is expected to be completed in the fall of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will also see the intersection of Old Enfield Road and Horne Settlement Road realigned to improve safety and traffic flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While no full detours are anticipated, motorists can expect periodic delays due to lane reductions on Highway 102 and Old Enfield Road during construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-56514\" style=\"max-width: 600px; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-56497 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-06 03:46:11\" data-filename=\"Kody-laker-ad-500x200.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kody-laker-ad-500x200.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56376 slide-56497 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Kody-laker-ad\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-56498 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-06 03:47:28\" data-filename=\"Maritime-Car-Wash-Biz-Card-300-x-200-500x200.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maritime-Car-Wash-Biz-Card-300-x-200-500x200.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56376 slide-56498 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Maritime-Car-Wash-Biz-Card-300-x-200\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a different timeline was shared publicly by Hants East MLA and Municipal Affairs Minister John A. MacDonald during a recent business breakfast hosted by the East Hants &amp; Districts Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MacDonald told attendees the new bridge is expected to be finished this year, with the existing bridge also likely to be removed in the same timeframe, depending on construction progress, significantly earlier than the 2027 completion date provided by Public Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that interchanges onto Highway 102 are not part of the current plan, explaining that adding them would require major reconstruction and long-term traffic disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5624-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64210\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The overpass site from the Bakery Lane side of construction. 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