The Nova Scotia government plans to spend $500 million on road and bridge projects from Yarmouth County to Cape Breton Island in the next fiscal year. 

Public Works Minister Fred Tilley said the five-year highway improvement plan he released Tuesday includes two new major projects: the replacement of the rotary adjacent to the Port Hastings visitors' information centre and passing lanes at exits 18 and 19 on Highway 107.

The province has set aside $200 million for those and 14 other major constru…