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Infrastructure and Utilities in New Brunswick


Be secure, be assured in New Brunswick. New Brunswick’s transportation, energy and communications infrastructure is the sturdy foundation on which private enterprise grows in this part of the world. Record investments are being made by the federal and provincial governments and the private sector to enhance the competitiveness of the province through infrastructure improvements.


Transportation

Be connected in New Brunswick. Major highways are fully integrated with U.S. and central Canadian networks. The province’s largest cities are connected by modern four-lane highways, directly off the U.S. Interstate 95. Efficient and user-friendly trans-border air access is available through airports offering regularly scheduled passenger and freight flights to Canadian, the United States and European cities. CN Railways, one of the most established and extensive carriers in North America, links with both the Atlantic and Pacific U.S. seaboards, central Canada, and the Gulf of Mexico.


Energy

Energy from New Brunswick is among the most diverse and cost-effective sources of energy in North America. It is cost-competitive and reliable from multiple sources including natural gas, hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear. Emerging interests in renewable and alternative energy - wind, tidal, bio-fuels, co-generation - present tremendous potential.


Telecommunications

Be high-speed connected to the world in New Brunswick. New Brunswick has one of the most sophisticated telecommunications networks in the world. Our fully digital, dual fiber optic system, which rings the entire region, is the envy of major telcos around the world.