Annual capital plan
$316.7 million
FY2026/27 — roads, transit, active transport, buildings, parks
Halifax.ca — 2026/27 budget ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Infrastructure
Roads, transit, water, and capital projects.
This page brings together roads, transit, water, and capital projects. for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Each published record links to its original public source; dates and update cadence are shown with the data.
Halifax Transit fleet
369 buses · 5 ferries
+47 Access-A-Bus; fully low-floor accessible (~2024/25)
Halifax Transit ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Annual transit ridership
~30.2 million
FY2023/24; boardings +7% in FY2024/25
HRM Halifax Transit Year-End Report ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Federal transit funding
$55 million+
Canada Public Transit Fund (announced Mar 2025)
Government of Canada ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Infrastructure — Published indicators
Annual capital plan
FY2026/27 — roads, transit, active transport, buildings, parks
Source: Halifax.ca — 2026/27 budget ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
$316.7 million
Halifax Transit fleet
+47 Access-A-Bus; fully low-floor accessible (~2024/25)
Source: Halifax Transit ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
369 buses · 5 ferries
Annual transit ridership
FY2023/24; boardings +7% in FY2024/25
Source: HRM Halifax Transit Year-End Report ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
~30.2 million
Federal transit funding
Canada Public Transit Fund (announced Mar 2025)
Source: Government of Canada ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
$55 million+
Every card links to the cited source. Dates in card text are observation or publication dates. Static records were source-checked as of 12 July 2026; cards labelled as live portals update at the source.
Capital projects — itemized
Cogswell District Redevelopment
In progress$113 million
Net budget after roughly $25 million in cost-recovery offsets from third-party work and utility cost-sharing; originally pegged at $122.6 million
Converts the former Cogswell Interchange into a mixed-use neighbourhood — new roads, parks, plazas, and a reimagined transit hub connecting downtown Halifax to the North End and waterfront.
Source: ConstructConnect / Daily Commercial News (canada.constructconnect.com) · as of November 2024 ↗Windsor Street Exchange Redevelopment — Wastewater Phase
In progress$28 million
Federal contribution via the Build Communities Strong Fund, covering the wastewater/sewer component only; total multi-phase project cost not stated
Halifax Water sewer replacement on Kempt Road, adding wastewater collection capacity to support housing growth — one phase of the broader Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment.
Source: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada — news release (canada.ca) · as of April 2026 ↗Robie Street Transit Priority Corridor — Land Acquisition
In progress$64 million
Land-acquisition cost only, for widening Robie Street (Almon to Cunard) to add two-way bus lanes; total project cost not confirmed by a source we could independently verify
Property acquisition to widen the narrowest stretch of Robie Street, enabling dedicated two-way transit priority lanes as part of Halifax's future rapid-transit network.
Source: CBC News (via Yahoo News Canada) (ca.news.yahoo.com) · as of April 2025 ↗Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor — Phase 2
PlannedNot yet public
Construction tender closed March 30, 2026; contract value is not disclosed in the public tender notice
Extends dedicated transit lanes from Phase 1 to the Young/Windsor Street intersection, preparing the corridor for potential future Bus Rapid Transit.
Source: CanadaBuys — tender notice HRM-2026-0014 (canadabuys.canada.ca) · as of March 2026 ↗