Contract awarded for Halifax Peninsula Core Streets Review

The Province and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) will work with CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) to find solutions for the most congested road network in Nova Scotia. The successful proponent in a public procurement process, the Canadian company will examine core streets and access points on the Halifax peninsula and identify strategies to optimize travel.

CIMA+ is a multidisciplinary company that specializes in consulting engineering and project management and has more than 30 offices across Canada, including one in Dartmouth. The work will cost about $473,000 and is expected to take one year.

The review will include detailed modelling work using the activity-based travel demand model owned by Link Nova Scotia and HRM. Based on census and travel survey data, the tool simulates how, when and where people travel, and allows for the testing of transportation projects and their impact without investment or construction, road closures, and detours. 

Recommendations from the review could include directional flow on key streets, changes to street right-of-way, and prioritizing certain modes of travel.

This project is recommended in the Regional Transportation Plan under action 1.1.3.