Annual Report 2000 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Current Initiatives
Funding Strategies
Development of
funding strategies for
infrastructure construction.
Traffic Control System
Expansion of the
computerized traffic
control system (SCOOT)
to portions of Dartmouth
and Bedford.
Waste Resource
Management Policy
Policy being developed
in conjunction with
Planning & Development
Services.
Adopt-A-Highway Program
Active canvassing for
more participants in
the program.
Mill Cove Water Pollution
Control Plant
Computer process
control (WEB) upgrade
and addition of pumping
station air scrubber.
Natural Gas Distribution
Coordinating planning
and construction efforts to
ensure the projects are
undertaken with minimal
interference with existing
infrastructure within the
street right-of-way, and
traffic flow patterns.
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At a glance...
• 1441 kilometers of streets
maintained
• 191 signed crosswalks
• 20,000 kilometers of streets
swept
• 65,000 litter baskets
emptied
• Responded to 12,500 service
calls
• 10 Adopt-A-Highway
partnerships
• 30 kilometers of road
shoulders graded
• 24,000 tonnes of salt used
(winter operations)
• 5,200 tonnes of sand used
(winter operations)
• 734 kilometers of sidewalks
• 3000 meters concrete curb &
gutter repaired
• 45 handicap ramps repaired/
installed
• 550 street signs replaced/
installed
• 4500 traffic signs replaced/
installed
• 44,000 meters of crosswalks
repainted
• 12,000 meters of wastewater
collection system cleaning
• 1,250 meters of service
lateral repairs
• 1,050 new street lights
added
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