Nova Scotia·NewNova Scotia Public Works Minister Fred Tilley told reporters the province is looking for a “holisitic view” of the entire network on the peninsula. He said this would also include looking at bike lanes and other forms of transportation within the area.Municipality, province working together to make travel on peninsula more efficientAnjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2025 3:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 18 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Fred Tilley spoke to reporters on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (CBC)The Nova Scotia government and the Halifax municipality are teaming up to try to ease traffic congestion on the Halifax peninsula.On Wednesday, a request for proposals was issued for a consultant to study core streets and access points and find ways to “optimize the transportation network.””The study that we’re looking for is a holistic view of the entire network on the peninsula, including the entrances to [and] the exits out and how that all functions together. And that certainly would include bike lanes and other forms of transportation within that general area,” Public Works Minister Fred Tilley told reporters on Thursday.In a news release, the province said the review will include detailed modelling work using a tool owned by Link Nova Scotia and the Halifax municipality that simulates how, when and where people travel.This map of the Halifax peninsula shows the areas where the province and municipality are looking to improve traffic congestion. (Government of Nova Scotia)”I think in the short term, we’re looking at things that we can do very quickly like adaptive signal technology, looking at the corridors from the Macdonald Bridge through to North Street, the Young Street corridor — those types of things that can help move traffic fairly quickly,” Tilley said.”When we look at the review of the streets, that’s more medium-term things. But at the end of the day, there really has to be some construction in order to improve things. … There has to be some sort of short-term pain to improve things for the future and we attempt to minimize that as much as possible”The review will also consider more access points to the Halifax peninsula from the west, assess impacts of possible network changes, look at ways to improve heavy truck traffic to and from Halifax Port Authority facilities and recommend how to most efficiently move people and goods through constrained corridors.The province said recommendations could also include changes to the directional flow on key streets, reallocated spaces or prioritizing certain modes of travel.The deadline for firms to submit proposals is Jan. 22.MORE TOP STORIESWith files from Michael Gorman
Solutions sought to ease traffic congestion in Halifax
