The value of public infrastructure assets in Prince Edward Island amounted to $1.6 billion in 2007. Overall, public infrastructure in Prince Edward Island has been ageing since the opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997. Historically, the age of public assets in the province was over the national average until 1991. The construction of the Confederation Bridge reversed this profile and brought the provincial average under the national figure since then.
Overall, Prince Edward Island public infrastructure stood the second youngest among the provinces in 2007. While roads and bridges in the province are newer on average compared with other provinces, wastewater treatment facilities and sewer systems are much older than the Canadian average.