Cabot Trail - La Bloc Beach Coastal Erosion Protection

The project involves coastal erosion protection along a vulnerable section of the Cabot Trail, La Bloc Beach, within Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The objective is to protect the highway from ongoing coastal erosion and improve its long-term resilience. Project planning is informed by a coastal modelling study that considers the protection of built assets and natural resources. Construction activities generally include excavation and grading of the highway embankment, installation of a rock revetment using armourstone, filterstone, and clearstone and extension of four drainage culverts through the revetment. Following construction, excavated beach material will be reinstated over and along the sides of the revetment to help integrate the structure into the surrounding landscape. Native vegetation will then be planted to restore disturbed areas and provide additional slope stabilization.

Latest update

October 29, 2026 – Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are inviting public comments until November 28, 2026 respecting that determination.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
1 New project being assessed by Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Public comments invited from October 29, 2026 to November 28, 2026 - October 29, 2026

Contacts

Cape Breton Highlands National Park
7495 Main Street
Louisbourg NS B1C 1H6
Telephone: 902-224-2306
Fax: 902-285-2866
Email: cbinfo@pc.gc.ca


Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada (Nova Scotia)

  • Nature of activity

    • Highways and Roads

  • Assessment status

    In progress

  • Start date

    2026-10-29

  • Proponent

    Parks Canada

  • Authorities

    • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference number

    90863

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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