Transportation

Truro:::Colchester’s access to world-class transportation routes is second to none.

Highways and Roadways

Colchester is where two key 4-lane highways (Hwy 102 and Hwy 104) intersect. Highway 104 allows transportation of goods and people between Nova Scotia and the neighbouring province of New Brunswick connecting all across Canada and the United States, Hwy 102 connects us to the province’s capital city of Halifax.

Air connections

Colchester Park Airport at Debert offers:

Three 5,000 foot runways
Flight planning centre
Full aircraft maintenance facilities
Accessibility for companies with private air service within the region

Halifax International Airport:

Just 35-minutes south of Truro
10 commercial carriers
1000 flights weekly
Less than 2 hours from New York, Boston, Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal
Less than 8 hours from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Vancouver or Los Angeles before the end of the business day.

Rail

Canadian National Railway’s double-stack Laser container service delivers products from Nova Scotia to Central Canada and the US Midwest faster than goods shipped via the St. Lawrence Seaway, Baltimore or New York. the Truro Industrial Park and the Colchester Park at Debert offer rail siding service on Canadian National Railway’s mainline between Halifax and Montreal.

Seaports

Truro:::Colchester offers easy access to a range of seaport facilities including:

The Port of Halifax
Strategic gateway to the American Midwest and Central Canada
On-dock rail access into the heart of North America
Doublestack clearance – Halifax through Chicago
Modern and expanding container handling infrastructure
Faster point-to-point transit times
Ice-free port and ease of navigation
Naturally deep water and berths
Less than two hours off the Great Circle Route
First inbound, last outbound access to key international ports such as Barcelona, Antwerp, Liverpool, Le Havre and Gioa Tauro
Point Tupper
Sheet Harbour
Yarmouth