- Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)
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The Department of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet.
The department was established in 1967 when Premier Louis Robichaud split the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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Ministers
# Minister Term Administration 1. Andre Richard November 20, 1967 - November 12, 1970 under Robichaud 2. J. Stewart Brooks November 12, 1970 - July 18, 1972 under Hatfield 3. W. G. Bishop July 18, 1972 - October 3, 1985 4. Robert McCready October 3, 1985 - October 27, 1987 5. Sheldon Lee October 27, 1987 - October 13, 1997 under McKenna October 13, 1997 - May 14, 1998 under Frenette May 14, 1998 - June 21, 1999 under Thériault 6. Margaret-Ann Blaney June 21, 1999 - October 9, 2001 under Lord 7. Percy Mockler October 9, 2001 - June 27, 2003 8. Paul Robichaud June 27, 2003 - October 3, 2006 9. Denis Landry October 3, 2006 - October 12, 2010 under Graham 10. Claude Williams October 12, 2010 - present under Alward Ferries
As part of its duties in maintaining the provincial highway network, the Department of Transportation is responsible for the operation of a number of ferry services. The majority are free of tolls.
- Saint John River and tributaries
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- Belleisle Bay Ferry, across Belleisle Bay
- Evandale Ferry, across the Saint John River
- Gagetown Ferry, across the Saint John River
- Gondola Point Ferry, across the Kennebecasis River
- Hampstead Ferry, across the Saint John River
- Kennebecasis Island Ferry, across the Kennebecasis River
- Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry, across the Kennebecasis River
- Westfield Ferry, across the Saint John River
- Deer Island
- Grand Manan Island and White Head Island
These services are operated by Coastal Transport Limited, a provincial Crown corporation. Passengers and vehicles must pay fares.[1][2]
- Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry
- Grand Manan Island to White Head Island Ferry
Roads
The department is responsible for building and maintaining all public roads in areas of provincial jurisdiction. Additionally, some numbered public roads that pass through municipalities are also built and maintained by the department.
- Arterial highways
In 1997 the department changed the way that it finances and builds arterial highways by utilizing what is known as a "design-build-operate" tendering process. This began with the Moncton-Longs Creek section of Route 2 which started as a toll highway but was changed to a hidden toll arrangement whereby the provincial government pays the charges for vehicle usage and the company that built the highway operates and maintains the road for a period of 25 years after it opened in 2002. The design-build-operate model was used again for the Longs Creek-Edmundston section of Route 2, as well as for the entirety of Route 95, which opened in 2008 and will be operated and maintained for a period of 25 years by the builder. A third design-build-operate project will be undertaken for Route 1 and is envisioned to open in 2011.
- New Brunswick Highway Corporation
All arterial highways in the province are owned and operated by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, a provincial Crown corporation that was established to do the following:
- to acquire, hold, own, use, lease, license, sell, plan, design, finance, refinance, develop, construct, improve, operate, manage, maintain, repair, replace, alter, extend, expand, rehabilitate, dispose of or otherwise deal with
- highways, the administration and control of which are given to the Corporation by the Minister of Transportation with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and
- systems of toll collection in relation to such highways[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ferries". New Brunswick Department of Transportation. http://www.gnb.ca/0113/ferries/ferries-e.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Fundy Islands Ferry Services Project". New Brunswick Department of Transportation. http://www.gnb.ca/0113/ferries/FundyIslandsFSP-e.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
External links
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