Nova Scotia Highway 125
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Highway 125 is a 30 km long controlled-access highway located in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Part of the provincial 100-series arterial highway network, Highway 125 encircles the west side of Sydney Harbour, from an interchange with Highway 105 (the Trans-Canada Highway) at Sydney Mines to Highway 4 (Grand Lake Road) at Sydney.
The northern 1/3 of the highway was upgraded during the late 1990s and early 2000s from a two-lane freeway to a twinned 4-lane freeway. Particularly problematic was the fact that the highway passes in proximity to Pottle Lake, the water supply reservoir for North Sydney, which required installation of pollution control monitoring and containment systems. Approximately 6 km of the highway near its mid-point is currently slated for similar upgrading.
In 2002 a connector road was built from the Grand Lake Road interchange which gives access to the port of Sydney at the former Sydney Steel Corporation property.
| Exit number* | Intersecting Roads | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway 105 East | Northbound [link] |
| 2 | Johnston Rd.; King St. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 3 | Highway 223 West, Bras D'Or Lakes Scenic Dr.; Highway 305, Seaview Dr. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 4 | Highway 239 North, Point Edward Connector. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 5 | Sydport Access Rd. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 6 | Highway 4, Kings Rd. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 7 | Highway 327, Alexandra St., Gabrius Hwy. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 8 | Highway 22, George St., Louisbourg hwy. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 8A** | Grand Lake Rd. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 8B** | Cow Bay Rd. | Northbound, Southbound |
| 9 | Highway 4 East, Grand Lake Rd. | Southbound |
- *Exit numbers in Nova Scotia are sequential
- **At-grade intersection, exit number not posted.
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