Demolition Drive

Residents of St. Margaret's Bay are opposing the proposed highway 103 connector road as the development might threaten homes and uproot Ingramport families.

The department is considering five possible locations.Of those five, one would reportedly require the expropriation of homes.

Resident Sean Kirby says the province is wasting twelve million dollars on the shortcut.

"Most people think there are simply better uses for the money especially at a time when the government faces a massive deficit and is hiking our taxes. And one of the better ways the money could be spent is on highway safety," says Kirby.

Kirby says accidents on the 103 are a constant reminder of the need to improve highway safety in the province.

According to the Department of Transportation, over 250 people died in accidents on Nova Scotia's highways in the past three years.