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Nova Scotia Releases Study-Driven Transport Plan for Halifax Region

Opposition leaders say the study-led framework offers no short-term relief for rising gridlock.

Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Fred Tilley, left to right, Peter Hackett, deputy minister of Link Nova Scotia and Connie Roney, project executive with the Department of Public Works, hold a news conference in Halifax, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keith Doucette
Public Works Minister Fred Tilley, accompanied by Link Nova Scotia deputy minister Jeff Hackett, announces the government’s response to the transportation plan report from the Joint Regional Transportation Agency in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
NDP Leader Claudia Chender speaks to reporters about the Nova Scotia government’s transportation plan on Wednesday in Halifax.
Interim Liberal Leader Derek Mombourquette speaks to reporters in downtown Halifax on Wednesday about the newly released regional transportation plan.

Overview

  • Public Works Minister Fred Tilley unveiled the Regional Transportation Plan on August 6, 2025, aiming to overhaul transit and roads within an hour’s drive of Halifax.
  • The plan maps out feasibility studies for passenger rail, inter-municipal bus service, a core street review in Halifax, options for a new harbour bridge, new ferry terminals and highway corridor expansions.
  • In the coming weeks the government will issue requests for proposals to evaluate the viability of a passenger rail line connecting Halifax to surrounding communities.
  • Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender criticized the document as a “wish list” that lacks immediate measures to ease traffic congestion in Atlantic Canada’s largest city.
  • Interim Liberal leader Derek Mombourquette dismissed the plan as a “study of studies” that falls short of urgent action on the region’s growing transportation challenges.