Coastal Protection and Infrastructure Upgrades
The Town of Pictou is receiving significant provincial investments aimed at enhancing coastal protection, upgrading stormwater management, and improving key municipal infrastructure.
Caladh Avenue Project
Caladh Avenue and the surrounding area will undergo extensive reconstruction this fall 2025 to elevate the road network and strengthen coastal defenses. This work covers a stretch of the waterfront from behind the former Consulate Inn on the Jitney Trail to Coleraine Street. Key upgrades include raising the street level by two meters between Commercial Street and Market Street, installing new sidewalks, asphalt resurfacing, and adding a multi-use pathway that includes a bike lane on the south side of the street. Once complete, the updated roadway will connect seamlessly to existing roads and trails.
The street will then become one way, west bound, creating a downtown loop These improvements are critical for safeguarding both private and public properties along a vulnerable waterfront floodplain, especially as the region faces increasingly severe weather events that threaten infrastructure and strain water management systems.
The Caladh Avenue Development Concept drawings were presented at the Committee of Council Meeting on October 7, 2024. Public may provide input on these conceptional drawings until October 21, 2024, Please contact the Town Hall directly at 902-485-4372, in person at 40 Water Street or by emailing: iain.macisaac@townofpictou.ca
To view the concept drawings of Caladh Avenue, pdfview and download here (7.10 MB) .
Colaraine Street Project
In addition to road and coastal upgrades, the Town will install approximately 250 metres of new stormwater piping around Coleraine Street to better manage stormwater collection and mitigate the risk of flooding. The Province and the Town of Pictou are each investing nearly $4 million into these essential projects. The initiatives are part of the Municipal Capital Growth Program, a historic $102-million provincial investment dedicated to municipal infrastructure improvements across Nova Scotia.
Market Wharf Breakwater and Marina Construction Project
Work on the marina wharf and breakwater project began this past winter and is progressing on schedule. This major $12.5 million redevelopment, including a new breakwater and full rebuild of Market Wharf was funded by all levels of government. This 18 plus month project aims to transform the marina into a top-tier facility, with completion expected late 2026. The upgrades will expand marina capacity and add modern amenities such as fueling stations, water and electrical service, and sewage disposal making it the most comprehensive public marina between Sydney and Charlottetown. During construction, boaters can still access Pictou Harbour via labeled moorings and nearby anchorages. The redevelopment will also create an inviting public space, strengthening the marina's role in the community and welcoming both locals and visitors to a revitalized waterfront.
IConceptional Drawing of Marina Expansion and Market Wharf Rebuild (Below)
Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP)
The ICSP document provides a situation analysis on the Town, outlines council priorities and discusses programs which will allow delivery of goals over the next five fiscal years (2023/24 – 2028/29). The plan further provides a framework which is to be used as a guide by Town Council in their establishment of multi-year capital budgets, referred to as Capital Investment Plans (CIPs), and annual operating budgets.
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Integrated Community Sustainability Plan 2023(1.10 MB)
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ICSP 2023 Presentation(364 KB)
2024 Street Assessment
The Town owns and maintains 37.8 km of paved streets and 2 km of gravel streets. There are three classifications of streets: local, collector, and arterial. This report examines the condition of streets and recommendations for the Town's capital plan on streets. View pdf 2024 Street Assessment Report(556 KB) .
AT Connector Trail
Thanks to generous funding from the Province of Nova Scotia's Connect2 Program we are able to build a connector trail at Palmerston Street Extension, by the Pictou Academy Field to McCulloch Education Centre. We look forward to this important improvement to safe active transportation in Pictou.
Splash Pad Update
The splash pad tender has closed. Bids are being reviewed and once the project is awarded work is expected to begin in early summer. The Town of Pictou would like to congratulate the Broidy Park Splash Pad Committee on their hard work and successful efforts to bring this project to life.
Community Centre at Broidy Park
Construction has begun on the new community centre. The work area at Briody Park will be barricaded for the duration of the project. The park is still open for use outside the barricaded area.
Pictou Waterfront Master Plan
The Town of Pictou and Develop NS, along with consultants UPLAND Planning +Design worked together through extensive community consulation to create a master plan for the Pictou Waterfront.
Street, Paving & Servicing
Creating a new vibrant community hub that gathers together people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities around creativity, culture, education, and community well-being.
Town of Pictou Accessibility Plan
Pictou’s Accessibility Advisory Committee to Council has developed a plan in consultation with people with disabilities and their families, organizations representing people with disabilities and community members. Learn More.
Water Source Updates
Over the fall 2023 the Town commissioned a new well online. Well 18 is by far the largest well to date. This allows the Town to operate its water utility with four wells in total that produce more consistent water quality. Prior to this, the Town historically operated 14 wells, with these improvements the water utility operates with more efficiencies than it had in the past.
Cedar and Union Street Realignment
In October 2023 the Town contracted CF Construction to realign the lower junction of Union and Cedar Streets where they join Beeches Road. The primary goal of this project was to improve pedestrian safety. This capital project was made possible through the Infrastructure Canada Active Transportation Fund. There will be flashing crosswalk lights installed early in the New Year. Complimentary to this project the sidewalk between East End Grocery and Welsford Street has been replaced with a new concrete sidewalk providing improved safety and access.
