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Small fish, big impact
2023-08-10
It may look like any other culvert, but this particular culvert on the Suffolk Road has a big impact on the health of the river system in the area.
Many locals will recall smelt passing at Tim’s Creek decades ago, but until recently, the smelt avoided this particular stream. That’s because the...
Frequently Asked Questions: Winter Operations at Highway Maintenance
2023-02-24
Each year, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure undertakes the important task of maintaining our Island roads during PEI’s increasingly unpredictable winter months.
As weather patterns fluctuate year to year and weather systems change, sometimes on an hourly basis, the department’s...
Seasonal roads on PEI: frequently asked questions
2022-09-01
Each year, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure receives a variety of inquiries about the Island’s unpaved roads – such as shale or clay roads.
Under the Province’s Roads Act, every road in Prince Edward Island has a designated classification.
The classification of a road...
Rural transit delivers benefits to Islanders - and environment
2022-03-25
He may be only 13 years old, but Brady Chaisson already has plans for his future.
“My goal is to play major junior hockey or university hockey.”
And when government introduced rural public transit for Islanders, Chaisson got closer to making those plans a reality.
Last fall Chaisson and his...
Help keep first responders safe - slow down
2018-12-24
Summerside Police know what they want for Christmas.
It’s for drivers to slow down and pay attention when police are working on the side of the road.
“We’re pretty vulnerable when we leave our vehicles,” Sergeant Jason Blacquiere said. “Drivers get curious to see what is going on at a road stop...
A homegrown heating solution
2018-10-31
On the first snowy late fall morning the big garage behind the Prince County Hospital was toasty warm and smelled of balsam fir.
“Smells great eh?”shouts Dick Arsenault, chief bioenergy manager of ACFOR, over the humming engines of the German-engineered machines. He is also co-owner of the company...
Souris breakwaters are working with the forces of nature
2018-10-05
Something is causing a stir near the Souris causeway – in a good way.
Two sandstone reefs installed by the Prince Edward Island government are working like a charm. The offshore breakwaters (also known as intertidal reefs) are designed to protect the causeway -- the main route into town -- and the...
Where the streets are paved with…glass?
2018-10-05
That concrete island in the middle of the roundabout might have been built with your empty Chardonnay bottle.
A Prince Edward Island business is making crushed-glass aggregate that is proving superior in road construction. The process reduces the need to import gravel and keeps countless glass...
Building roads and bridges with the environment top of mind
2018-09-25
It takes skilled work and planning to replace a bridge in a sensitive wetland area.
Blooming Point is a beloved Prince Edward Island beach, accessible by a single road. When it came time to replace a bridge on that road, the job had to be done quickly and had to respect the environment.
Island...
Port expansion is great news for all of PEI
2018-06-01
The anticipation of seeing your next port of call approaching through the window is something cruise ship passengers remember long after they return home.
A $14.1 million expansion coming to the Port of Charlottetown will help ensure more seagoing visitors leave the boat and venture onto the...