Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Country Harbour Ferry (Stormont)
The Country Harbour Ferry will be out of service from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Wednesday, June 27, in order to have the cable replaced.
Provincial Ferry Service: 902-328-7145
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Trans-Canada Highway 104
The Trans-Canada Highway 104 will be narrowed to one lane of traffic westerly, starting at Trunk 4 at Monastery, for micro- surfacing. Work commenced on Saturday, June 24, and runs from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is expected to be completed on Saturday, July 22. The work will cover a 10 kilometre span. No detour is available.
Local area office: 902-863-0364
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Oxford Junction Clifton Bridge
The Oxford Junction Clifton Bridge will be closed for deck repairs. Work commenced on Monday, June 19, and runs from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It is expected to be completed on June 24, 2000. A detour is available via Jungle Road.
Local area office: 902-447-2550
HALIFAX COUNTY: Salmon River Bridge
Motorists are advised that the Salmon River Bridge On Trunk 7 will be reduced to one lane for bridge rehabilitation. Work commenced on Monday, June 19, and is expected to be completed on Tuesday, August 15.
Local area office: 902-865-1049
HANTS COUNTY: Bog Road Bridge
The Bog Road Bridge on Highway 101, Hants County, will be reduced to one lane for surface preparation and protective coating of steel girders. Work commenced on Monday, June 19, and is expected to be completed on Saturday, August 5.
Local area office: 902-865-1049
CONTINUING WORK
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Beech Hill Road
The Beech Hill Road, from the Trans-Canada Highway 104 southerly to the entrance of the landfill site, will be reduced to one lane for subgrading and gravelling. Work commenced on Monday, May 8, and is expected to be completed on Monday, July 31.
Local area office: 902-863-0364
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Sydney River Bridge
The Sydney River Bridge on Highway 125 will be reduced to alternating lane closures in the eastbound and westbound lanes due to bridge repairs. Work commenced on Monday, June 12, and is expected to be completed on Monday, July 31. Vehicles are restricted to a width of 3.9 metres.
Local area office: 902-794-5120
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 104
The Trans-Canada Highway 104 westbound, will be reduced to one lane from one kilometre east of Exit 17, westerly to the Debert interchange, for microsealing. The work commenced on Wednesday, June 14, and runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is expected to be completed on Tuesday, August 15.
Local area office: 902-893-5725
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Mohns Overhead Crossing
The Mohns Overhead Crossing, approximately 7.4 kilometres from the Cumberland County line on Trunk 4, will have alternating lane closures for bridge repairs. Work commenced on Monday, May 8, and runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is expected to be completed on Thursday, August 31.
Local area office: 902-893-6194
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Viaduct Bridge
The Viaduct Bridge, in Pleasant Valley on Highway 102, Cumberland Co., will be reduced to alternating lane closures to do bridge repairs. The work commenced on Tuesday, April 25, and runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily. It is expected to be completed on Friday, June 30. Motorists are advised to use caution and expect delays during the construction project.
Local area office: 902-893-6194
HALIFAX COUNTY: Beaverbank River Bridge
The Beaverbank River Bridge, Halifax County, is being replaced. Work commenced on Thursday, May 25, to prepare the site for a temporary two-lane bridge to be installed as a detour while the existing bridge is removed and replaced. Speed limits have been reduced and posted at 50 km/hr through the work site. Work on the bridge replacement is expected to be completed on Thursday, August 31.
Local area office: 902-835-2702
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102
Highway 102 northbound lanes in Hants County, from Exit 8 at Elmsdale to Exit 9 at Milford, will be closed for bridge repairs, guard rail, cold planing, asphalt patching and asphalt concrete repaving. Work commenced on Monday, June 12, and runs from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. It is expected to be completed on Thursday, August 31.
Local area office: 902-883-9789
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104 will be reduced to one lane, eastbound from the Highway 106 overpass to the end of twinning, including ramps at Exits 22, 23, 24 and 25. Work will consist of bridge repair, cold planing, asphalt concrete paving and shouldering. The project commenced on Thursday, June 1, and runs from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and is expected to be completed on Thursday, August 31.
Local area office: 902-752-6224