As temperatures hover around the freezing point, Island drivers should be on guard for slippery roadways. While provincial crews begin plowing, salting and sanding roads between 3 and 4 a.m. for the morning commute, rapidly changing weather can still affect driving conditions....
The Capital Budget is delivered each fall in the Legislative Assembly. It details provincial capital spending priorities for the coming year to build and maintain critical public infrastructure such as health and learning facilities, roads and bridges, public buildings a
Modern and efficient roadways are crucial to encouraging and supporting economic activity, facilitating trade, and creating well-paid, middle class jobs. The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are investing in infrastructure that will make it easier and safer to move...
This is part two of a six-part series in which Lauren MacDonald documents her internship experience as an environment summer student with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI). Here are MacDonald’s notes, in her own words. Notes from the field day 2: beaver...
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...
The first ATV pilot roads in Eastern Kings are now open, offering safe and legal connections to the private trail network in the area. The new pilot roads offer another 12 kilometres of ATV trails around Bellevue and Caledonia. “With every new connection, the trail network grows...
The purpose of the Task Force on land use was to carry out research and public consultation to develop detailed recommendations for land use policies and their implementation in a comprehensive land use planning framework.
Families, patients, and healthcare workers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will soon have more convenient access to some government services through a new pilot that brings Access PEI directly onsite. Starting this month, services will be offered twice a month until April...
Investing in infrastructure Inter-tidal reefs in Souris are successfully protecting the causeway and shoreline from the effects of climate change and storm surge events. Engineers PEI have recognized this innovative engineering project with the 2018 Environment Award. "The...
The popular Northshore and Cavendish transit service is now a permanent addition in rural transit’s summer schedule, providing essential transportation for employers, employees, residents and visitors during the busy season. Starting in June, trips will run seven days a week from...