Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Middle Porters Lake
Bellefontaine Road in Middle Porters Lake will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, June 29, weather permitting. The closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. while the Canterbury Bridge deck is replaced. Detours will be in place on Crowell Road and Route 207 in Porters Lake. Traffic control will consist of signage.
Local Area Office: 902-827-2544
Fax: 902-827-5258
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102
The Highway 102/Trunk 2 Interchange, at Exit 5 near Fall River, will have lane closures until Friday, Oct. 1. Road crews will be carrying out interchange improvements between 6:30 a.m and 7:30 p.m daily.
Local Area Office: 902-424-4670
Fax: 902-424-7116
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101, between exits 3 and 4, near Ellershouse, will have lane closures for repaving from Tuesday, June 29 until Saturday, July 31. Both directions of traffic will be affected intermittently. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons.
Work will take place between 7 a.m and 9 p.m daily. Motorists are advised to use Trunk 2 between exits 3 and 4 to avoid the work zones.
Local Area Office: 902-798-2369
Fax: 902-798-2369
KINGS COUNTY: Highway 101 Overpass
The Highway 101 overpass at Exit 14 at Coldbrook will have one- lane closures from Monday, June 28 to Saturday, July 31. Closures will be in effect 24 hours a day as road crews carry out bridge repairs. One lane will be open at all times. Traffic control will consist of traffic signals.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342
CONTINUING WORK
ANTIGONISH/GUYSBOROUGH/INVERNESS COUNTIES: Highway 104
Highway 104, from Aulds Cove to the swing bridge at the Canso Causeway, will have intermittent one-lane closures for road repairs until Tuesday, Aug. 31. Work will take place on eastbound and westbound lanes between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Traffic control will consist of signage and a pilot vehicle.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
Fax: 902-533-4352
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Highway 105
Full-lane closures will take place on Highway 105 between Groves Point Road and the Highway 125 interchange, near Halfway Road, until Wednesday, June 30. Both directions of traffic will be affected periodically while road crews carry out cold planing and asphalt paving. Most of the work will take place at night, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m. weekends.
Alternate routes will be available for local traffic only via Route 305 or the Georges River Road. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons.
Motorists should expect short delays during these times and are asked to use extra caution when driving in this area.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2255
Fax: 902-563-2517
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 102
Two sections of Highway 102 will have intermittent lane closures until Tuesday, Aug. 31. Traffic travelling in northbound lanes will be affected periodically while repaving is carried out. Work will take place daily between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Section one begins 1.3 kilometres north of Commo Road, near Stewiacke, and stretches 5.3 kilometres to Shortts Lake Road Multiplate, near Brookfield.
Section two begins from the north side of Robie Structure, near Truro, and stretches 3.4 kilometres to the intersection of Highway 102 and Highway 104.
Traffic control will consist of signage. Motorists are asked to use extra caution while driving in these areas.
Local area office: 902-893-5784
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104 will have intermittent one-lane closures until Thursday, Sept. 30. The closures begin 800 metres west of Exit 17, near Valley Cross Roads and extend 5.5 kilometres easterly to the Manganese Mines Overpass. Traffic in eastbound lanes will be affected and lane width will be reduced to 4.5 metres in the Exit 17 area.
Road crews will be carrying out repaving and structure maintenance between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. daily.
Traffic control will consist of signage. Motorists are asked to use extra caution while travelling in this area.
Local area office: 902-893-5784
Fax: 902-896-2259
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Highway 104
Alternating lane closures will occur on the River Phillip Bridge, on Highway 104 eastbound, near Oxford, until Monday, July 12. Repairs are being carried out on the bridge, located 800 metres east of Exit 6.
Maximum load width at the bridge will be 4.3 metres. Wider vehicles are advised to take an alternate route.
Traffic control will consist of flashing light units and signage.
Local area office: 902-447-3160
Fax: 902-447-2891
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Route 209
Route 209, from North Greville Road westerly, will be reduced to one lane until further notice for ditching and repaving work. Work will take place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons.
Local area office: 902-667-0366
Fax: 902-667-3424
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Various locations
There will be lane closures on various trunks, routes and local roads in Cumberland County until Wednesday, June 30, for paving, shouldering and gravel patching.
Work will take place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays. One lane will be open at all times during construction.
Local Area Office: 902-667-6236
Fax: 902-667-8294
DIGBY COUNTY: Sissiboo River Bridge
The Sissiboo River Bridge will be reduced to one lane until Friday, July 2, while bridge repairs are carried out.
Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons. Work will take place between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Local area office: 902-527-5448
Fax: 902-527-5371
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 101
The ramp onto the Trunk 1 underpass structure off Highway 101 in Lower Sackville will have a lane closure 24 hours a day until Wednesday, June 30. Road crews will be carrying out bridge rehabilitation work. Traffic control will consist of barrels and barriers.
One lane will remain open at all times, but motorists may experience delays and are asked to use extra caution when driving in this area.
Local area office: 902-860-5615
Fax: 902-860-5616
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 103
Blasting will take place on Highway 103, at exits 3 and 4, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until September 2004. Both eastbound and westbound motorists may experience short delays. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons.
Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860
HANTS COUNTY: Elmsdale Bridge
Elmsdale Bridge on Trunk 2 between Elmsdale and Lantz is closed until September 2004. A detour is available around the bridge. Traffic control consists of a detour sign.
Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732
INVERNESS COUNTY: Cabot Trail (Trunk 30)
One-lane closures will take place on the Cabot Trail, Trunk 30, until Wednesday, June 30, for repaving work. Closures will begin at Point de Havre Road in Cheticamp and extend north to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
Closures will take place weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Both directions of traffic will be affected periodically.
Traffic control will be in place and motorists are asked to use extra caution while driving in this area.
Local Area office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: Grand Etang Bridge
The Grand Etang Bridge, between Margaree and Cheticamp on the Cabot Trail, will have a detour for heavy trucks until further notice. The detour is available on Pembrooke Lake Road and Carding Mill Road.
The weight restrictions are posted and vary depending on the number of axles on the truck.
Local area office: 902-295-2700
Fax: 902-295-2617
KINGS COUNTY: Simpson Bridge
Simpson Bridge on Gaspereau River Road is closed for major repairs. A detour is available. Traffic control consists of signage.
Local Area Office: 902-679-6122
Fax: 902-679-6187
PICTOU COUNTY: Carmichael Road
Toney River Bridge on Carmichael Road in Pictou County is closed until further notice. Traffic control consists of signage. A detour is available on Popular Hill Road and Meadowville Station Road.
Local Area Office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7047
PICTOU COUNTY: Joudrey Road
The southern end of Joudrey Road, off Route 6 in Pictou West, is closed to all traffic until further notice for bridge inspections.
A detour is available via Mountain Road or Louisville Road. Signs are posted indicating alternate routes.
Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482