Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- An update provided every Friday, listing all new and ongoing road work in Nova Scotia.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- VICTORIA COUNTY: Seal Island BridgeBecause of high winds on the Seal Island Bridge, drivers of high-sided trucks are warned to use extra caution.Local Area Office: 902-295-2700 Fax: 902-295-2617

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- VICTORIA COUNTY: Englishtown FerryThe Englishtown Ferry is out of service because of a broken cable. The ferry is expected to be back in operation by Monday Nov. 9.Local Area Office: 902-860-2430 Fax: 902-861-1911

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Traffic is restricted at Exit 24 on Highway 104 in Stellarton.Exit 24, eastbound traffic has no access toward New Glasgow north on Foord Street. Southbound traffic can access Foord Street.Traffic westbound at Exit 24 does

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102Highway 102 (Bicentennial Highway) will be closed for about 20 minutes today, Nov. 3, between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., for blasting at the Larry Uteck Interchange. Drivers should expect delays

ARS computational molecular biologist BrianScheffler is heading an effort to create a genomics toolkit to help plantbreeders develop new varieties of sweetpotato, the world's seventh mostimportant food crop. Click the image for more information aboutit. Sweetpotatoes Get High-Tech Help By

ARS ecologist William S. Longland is trying to determine what gives western juniper a competitive advantage in the environment. Photo courtesy of Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied By November 4,

Read the to find out more. ARS soil scientist Jane Johnson is looking forpractical ways to keep carbon in the soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissionsfrom agricultural production. Click the image for more information aboutit. Searching for Ways to Reduce

Read the to find out more. Red flour beetle (Triboliumcastaneum).Click the image for more information about it. Scientists Plot Genetic Ploy Against Grain Pest By November 2, 2009 Aided by a genomic map of the redflour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, (ARS)

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