Province says work to replace failed N.S. aboiteau to begin next week

Nova Scotia says the $4-million project to replace the failed aboiteau in Hantsport is to begin next week.

The aboiteau, which failed about 15 months ago, provides protection from incoming sea water.

In a news release, Infrastructure Minister Lloyd Hines says his department realizes the urgency in replacing the dike, located at the mouth of the Halfway River.

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The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal says the aboiteau and its wooden box culverts will be replaced by two permanent concrete box culverts and an earthen berm will be rebuilt on top of the culverts.

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The flow of water is expected to be the same as it was before the aboiteau failed.

The project is expected to take five weeks, and the province says it hopes to recover the cost of the work from the Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company.