The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is a part of the

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. It is charged with maintenance of government facilities and the province's highway network. From 1855 to 1912, it was known as the Board of Public Works. From 1912 to 1967, it was known as Department of Public Works and Highways. In 1967, its functions were divided between the

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and the Department of Transportation. In 2012, the Department of Transportation and the infrastructure management components of the Department of Supply and Services (the successor to the Department of Public Works) were merged back together. To see the ministers : Minister of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (New Brunswick)

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: *

Belleisle Bay Ferry The Belleisle Bay Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses Belleisle Bay, a fjord-like branch of the Saint John River, linking Kars on the north bank to Long Point on the south bank. The crossing is i ...

, across Belleisle Bay *

Evandale Ferry The Evandale Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry carries New Brunswick Route 124 across the Saint John River, linking Kars Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Provin ...

, across the Saint John River *

Gagetown Ferry The Gagetown Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Saint John River, linking Gagetown on the west bank with Lower Jemseg on the east bank. The crossing is in length, taking less than 5 minutes, ...

, across the Saint John River *

Gondola Point Ferry The Gondola Point Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River, linking Gondola Point in Quispamsis on the southern bank, to Reeds Point on the Kingston Peninsula. The ferry carries N ...

, across the

Kennebecasis River The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately ...

Hampstead Ferry The Hampstead Ferry was a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crossed the Saint John River, linking Hampstead on the west bank with Wickham on the east bank. About The crossing was in length, taking 5 minutes, and wa ...

, across the Saint John River *

Kennebecasis Island Ferry The Kennebecasis Island Ferry is a ferry crossing the Kennebecasis River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry links Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula The Kingston Peninsula is a peninsula in southern New Brunswick, Canada, loc ...

, across the Kennebecasis River *

Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry The Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry is a ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River, linking Millidgeville on the southern bank, to Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula. It is currently served by ...

, across the Kennebecasis River *

Westfield Ferry The Westfield Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Saint John River, linking Grand Bay–Westfield on the west bank to Hardings Point on the east bank. The crossing is in length, takes 5 minut ...

, across the Saint John River ;Deer Island * Letete to Deer Island Ferry, across

Passamaquoddy Bay Passamaquoddy Bay (french: Baie de Passamaquoddy) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its w ...

;Grand Manan Island and White Head Island These services are operated by Coastal Transport Limited. Passengers and vehicles must pay fares when leaving Grand Manan for the mainland. *

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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

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, 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 has been undertaken for Route 1. ;New Brunswick Highway Corporation Certain arterial highways in the province are owned and operated by the

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, 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 highway

External links

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

References

List of ministers and deputy ministers by department, New Brunswick Legislative Library
(pdf) {{Canadian Ministries of Transportation Transportation and Infrastructure

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