An effort is underway to reduce driving test wait times in Nova Scotia.

The provincial government announced Friday it's working with Safety Services Nova Scotia to hire 15 new test examiners. The cost will be $2.3 million.

Five have already been hired by the province and the Safety Services Nova Scotia, a non-profit training centre, will be responsible for hiring the other 10. The new examiners will work at Access Nova Scotia centres in the Halifax area. 

"We're always looking at ways to streamlin…