Highways and roads: Recent investments reduced average age

The average age of highways and roads reached a peak of 17.2 years in 1993, but has since dropped to 15.2 years on the strength of new investments. In New Brunswick, highways and roads accounted for 62% of total public infrastructure stock in 2007.

As a percentage of estimated useful life, provincial age has closely reflected the national average over the decades. In 2007, roads in New Brunswick had passed 54% of their estimated useful life, compared with a national average of 53%.