Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Lower Gulch Bridge
Lower Gulch Bridge, on the Mines Bass River Road, will be closed from Wednesday, Aug. 25 to Thursday, Sept. 30. The bridge is located 900 metres west of the Westchester Mountain Road.
Bridge rehabilitation work will be carried out between 7 a.m and 7 p.m daily. A signed detour will be available and traffic control persons will be in place.
Local area office: 902-893-6194
Fax: 902-893-6196
HALIFAX COUNTY: Cobequid Road
There will be lane closures on the Cobequid Road from Sackville Drive to Memory Lane between Monday, Aug. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 30.
Motorists are asked to use caution while travelling through the work site. Delays may be experienced. An alternate route should be used if possible.
Work will take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons, signs and barrels.
Local area office: 902-424-6144
Fax: 902-424-7116
CONTINUING WORK
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Route 305
Route 305, Seaview Drive, will have occasional lane closures until Thursday, Sept. 30 while the Leitches Creek Bridge is replaced.
Work will take place weekdays between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Traffic control persons will be in place when necessary.
Local area office: 902-563-2518
Fax: 902-563-2517
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Trunk 4
There will be periodic lane closures on three kilometres of Trunk 4 near Middle Cape until Wednesday, Nov. 10, for repaving. Work will take place west of Breac Brook Bridge to the top of the hill in Middle Cape, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Traffic control will consist of a pilot vehicle.
Motorists can expect delays and are advised to use alternate routes where possible.
Local area office: 902-794-5120
Fax: 902-794-5141
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 work 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 lane closures for repaving until Thursday, Sept. 30. Work is being carried out west of Exit 17, near Valley Cross Roads and easterly to the Manganese Mines Overpass. Traffic in eastbound lanes will be affected and lane widths will be reduced in the Exit 17 area. Work will take place 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
There will be one-lane closures on Highway 104 from the Cobequid Pass toll plaza extending 11.6 kilometres west until Friday, Aug. 27. The closures will affect traffic in the westbound lanes only and there will be one lane open at all times.
Repaving work will be carried out between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays.
Local area office: 902-667-0366
Fax: 902-667-3424
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Trunk 6
There will be one-lane closures on Trunk 6, between the town line at Amherst East and Ripley Loop, until Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Repaving work will be carried out between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. weekdays. Traffic control persons will be in place.
Local area office: 902-667-6586
Fax: 902-667-3424
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 7
There will be intermittent one-lane closures on Trunk 7 from until Sunday, Oct. 31. The closures will be in effect from 1.3 kilometres west of Liscomb River to the MacKinley Point Loop Road at Spanish Ship Bay.
Work will take place from daylight to dark, Monday to Friday, with some weekend work.
Local area office: 902-533-2771
Fax: 902-533-4352
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 16
Trunk 16, between Boylston and Guysborough, will have intermittent lane closures for repaving until Sunday, Oct. 31.
Work will take place from daylight to dark, Monday to Friday, with some weekend work.
Local area office: 902-533-2771
Fax: 902-533-4352
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
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 will be controlled by 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
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101
The speed limit at the St. Croix interchange at Exit 4 is reduced to 80 km/h until further notice, while bridge and road construction takes place.
Local area office: 902-798-5957
Fax: 902-798-2927
INVERNESS COUNTY: Highway 104, Port Hastings Rotary
The Port Hastings Rotary on Highway 104 will have lane closures until Sunday, Oct. 31. Road crews will be carrying out repaving work between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays. Traffic control persons will be in place.
Local area office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: Highway 105
Highway 105, west of River Denys Mountain Road and extending four kilometres east, will have one-lane closures for repaving until Sunday, Oct. 31. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons.
Local area office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: Route 395
Route 395, north of West Lake Ainslie Road to Trout Brook Bridge, will have lane closures until Sunday, Oct. 31 for repaving and bridge work. Work will take place between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. weekdays. Traffic will be controlled by traffic control persons.
Local area office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: Trunk 19
Trunk 19, north of River Denys Mountain Road to north of Sandy Gillis Bridge, will have occasional lane closures for repaving until Sunday, Oct. 31. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Traffic control will be in place.
Local area office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
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
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Mill Brook No. 1 Bridge
The Mill Brook No. 1 Bridge on the Leville Road in New Ross will be closed to loads wider than 3.5 metres (11 feet) until Friday, Aug. 27. One lane will also be closed.
Road crews will be carrying out bridge rehabilitation between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays.
Local area office: 902-527-5448
Fax: 902-527-5371
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: Route 347
There will be periods of one lane closures on Route 347 between Thorburn Road and MacPherson's Mills Bridge until Thursday, Sept. 30.
Repaving work will be carried out between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Local area office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184