The value of public infrastructure assets in New Brunswick amounted to $10.2 billion in 2007. Overall, the average age of the public infrastructure in New Brunswick has been fairly stable since 1996. New Brunswick's public infrastructure aged from 14.7 years in the mid-1970s to its all time high of 17.5 years in 1993. Thereafter, the average age was reduced to 16.8 years in 1996 and it fluctuated around this age until 2007.
In 2007, the age of most public infrastructure assets in the province were slightly above the national average, except for bridges and overpasses, which were the third youngest among the provinces. Overall, the average age of all public infrastructure assets combined was above the national average and ranked fifth in terms of the youngest infrastructure stock.