Visit archivenews.princeedwardisland.ca for news from 1996-2016
News before 1996 is not available online.
Visit archivenews.princeedwardisland.ca for news from 1996-2016
News before 1996 is not available online.
Throughout the winter, maintenance crews and private contractors have continued efforts to clean up from post-tropical storm Fiona. Now that spring is here and winter maintenance operations end, this work will ramp up. The following information may be useful for residents as they...
Spring weight restrictions for Island roads will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 11. Weight restrictions help to reduce damage to – and preserve the province’s investment in – Prince Edward Island’s highway network. The department appreciates the cooperation of the...
Each year, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure undertakes the important task of maintaining our Island roads during PEI’s increasingly unpredictable winter months. As weather patterns fluctuate year to year and weather systems change, sometimes on an hourly basis...
Public transit service in Prince Edward Island is set to expand with additional service on both rural and capital area transit routes. A year-round route connecting the North Rustico area to Charlottetown will begin this spring. The Province is currently working with its operator...
An Access PEI office in Cornwall will help alleviate wait times, reduce travel, and improve service for residents. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an approximate 3,000 square foot location to accommodate a new...
Access PEI Royalty Crossing will provide enhanced service for Islanders when it opens March 13, 2023. Islanders can anticipate the same access to current programs and services currently offered at Access PEI locations across the province such as appointments for Net Zero programs...
For the second year in a row, the Government of Prince Edward Island is making sure waste management fees will not increase for Islanders. Waste Watch fee increases were approved by IRAC in 2021, but those increases are being covered by the provincial government again this year...
An extra round trip per day will be added on rural public transit routes between Tignish and Summerside and between Charlottetown and Summerside starting Thursday, December 29. Going from two round trips per day to three will improve options for Prince County residents using...
Today, Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, the Honourable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Alberton—Bloomfield, and Sherry Tremblay, Manager of Transportation West Inc., announced more than $735,000 in joint...
New regulations will support the safe operation of electric kick scooters on municipal roadways and active transportation pathways in Prince Edward Island. Regulatory changes to the Highway Traffic Act and Trails Act set the minimum age, maximum speed and other requirements for...