Armour rock along part of Lawrencetown Road is supposed to protect it against storm surge, but water has overtopped it.
The Nova Scotia government is preparing to move part of Lawrencetown Road after repeated inundations from storm surge, marking the latest example of a need to modify public infrastructure to mitigate the effects of climate change.Armour rock creates a boundary between Lawrencetown Road and the pounding surf, but it isn't always effective.
"The beach has gotten closer and closer to the highway over that time, and in recent years, during winter storms or tropical hurricanes, when we have large storm surges, they'll throw rocks across the highway into the marsh," Ruzgys said in an interview. Lawrencetown Road is the main artery connecting metro Halifax to communities along the Eastern Shore, including East Lawrencetown, Three Fathom Harbour and Seaforth.The solution the province has chosen is to retreat. The Department of Public Works is planning to move about 500 metres of road away from the coast by up to 40 metres. The new route will connect to the old one near the western entrance of Lawrencetown Beach and near the MacDonald House tea room and shops at the top of the headland.
The red line marks the approximate route the province plans to take to realign Lawrencetown Road away from the coast. The lowest part of road will be raised a couple metres, Cross said, and then cut into the hillside to create a smoother grade.Dwayne Cross is a manager of highway planning and design for Nova Scotia's Department of Public Works.
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