Halifax Regional Council has agreed to share the cost of five new electronic information road signs with the Halifax Harbour Bridges.

A couple of the so-called "variable message" signs have already been set up along the roadways heading to the MacKay Bridge.

The city's share of the cost of the new signs is $1 million.

A few councillors questioned the cost but Coun. David Hendsbee thinks it's money well spent.

"I think this is long overdue opportunity to partner with the bridge commission on these variable message signs. We had the other day a good [part] of the morning with accidents on the bridge and stuff and this would have an ability to alert people, to advise them of alternative routings — either to the Bedford Highway, or to the other bridge or whatever the case may be," he said during yesterday's council meeting.

The locations of the new signs are along Highway 102 at Bayers Lake and Miller Lake, Highway 101 near Beaver Bank Road, Highway 118 at Dartmouth Crossing and Barrington Street near Cornwallis.

More signs could be set up as early as this week.