All-terrain vehicle users now have access to more areas in Nova Scotia.
Signs are going up for provincially approved ‘Road Trails’ in Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Digby, Inverness and Richmond counties.
ATV Association of Nova Scotia executive director Barry Barnet says it creates connectivity.
“It provides opportunities to get to food, fuel and lodging. It helps support the local economy as well. We’ve been pushing for this for a long time, and we’re excited to start to see it rolled out,” said Barnet.
He says they want to create a trail network that extends across the province, and this is a great first step.
Barnet adds that it wouldn’t have happened without government support.
“It means using existing infrastructure like bridges, we wouldn’t have been able to build new bridges over every river that we need to make these connections, so this is a really big step forward for us.”
The project has been talked about for about 15 years, but it took time to develop legislation and other approvals, according to Barnet.
There was also a trial pilot project that took place in a few communities.
There are now 26 provincial and four municipally approved routes.
