News release

Weekly Traffic Advisories

NEW WORK

HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 111

Highway 111 at Mic Mac Boulevard will be reduced from eight lanes to four lanes from Sunday, Oct. 3 to Friday, Oct. 22 to allow for interchange modifications and repaving.

Motorists may experience delays and are advised to use an alternate route if possible.

Local area office: 902-424-4670
Fax: 902-424-7116


KINGS COUNTY: Route 358, Greenwich

The traffic signals located at the intersection of Route 358, and Trunk 1 in Greenwich will be activated on the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 4. Motorists are asked to exercise caution when driving through the intersection until they become familiar with traffic movements and signal phases.

Work will continue in the area until Friday, Oct. 8. This may involve periods of one-lane closures. Traffic control persons will be in place.

Local area office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342


CONTINUING WORK

ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Route 337

Two sections of Route 337 will have intermittent lane closures until Sunday, Oct. 31.

One section starts at the intersection of Route 337 and Marsh Road at Livingstone Cove and goes seven kilometres west. The other section starts at Cribbons Point Road and goes 2.4 kilometres to South Lakevale Road.

Work will take place between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Traffic control will consist of a pilot vehicle.

Local area office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482


CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Coxheath Road

Coxheath Road will have occasional daytime lane closures until Wednesday, Dec. 15, while the Coxheath Road Bridge is replaced. New interchange ramps will also be constructed. Work will continue until June 2005. Traffic control persons will be in place and a detour is available via Route 4 and Blacketts Lake Road.

Local area office: 902-563-2526
Fax: 902-563-2517


CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Route 305

Route 305, Seaview Drive, will have occasional lane closures until Sunday, Oct. 31, 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

Three kilometres of Trunk 4 will have periodic lane closures 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


CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Highway 125

The shoulder lanes on the four-lane section of Highway 125 near Sydney River will be closed 24-hours-a-day until Wednesday, Dec. 15, while the highway and the Sydney River Bridge are widened and the Coxheath Road Bridge is replaced. Work in the area will continue until June 2005.

Traffic control will consist of traffic drums and concrete barriers. A detour is available via Route 305.

Local area office: 902-563-2526
Fax: 902-563-2517


COLCHESTER COUNTY: Trunk 2

A section of Trunk 2 at Shad Brook will be closed until Sunday, Oct. 31 while culvert replacement is carried out.

A single-lane detour around the work will be constructed and traffic will be controlled by traffic lights. The maximum width on the detour structure is 3.1 metres.

Local area office: 902-893-5784
Fax: 902-896-2259


COLCHESTER/HALIFAX COUNTIES: Route 224

Route 224, from the intersection of Route 277 at Gay's River to the Elderbank Road, about six kilometres, will have intermittent lane closures due to repaving. Traffic control will consist of a pilot vehicle. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will be complete by Friday, Oct. 15.

Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732


CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Furlong Bridge

The Furlong Bridge on Trunk 2 near Southampton will be closed until Sunday, Oct. 31, while the bridge is replaced.

Traffic will be rerouted to a temporary two-lane panel bridge parallel to the existing bridge.

Local area office: 902-667-0366
Fax: 902-667-3424


GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 7

Trunk 7 will have intermittent one-lane closures 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 COUNTY: Route 333

There will be one-lane closures on Route 333, from Brookside Road south to Burkes Road, until Tuesday, Nov. 30. Crews will be patching and repaving the road.

Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons, signs and cones. Motorists may experience delays and are advised to use an alternate route.

Local area office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102

The Highway 102/Trunk 2 Interchange, at Exit 5 near Fall River, will have lane closures until Friday, Oct. 8. 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 102

Two sections of Highway 102 will have periods of one-lane closures until Sunday, Oct. 31.

Section one is about eight kilometres south on Highway 102 from Exit 2 (Kearney Lake) to Ralston Avenue, off Bayers Road.

Section two is about three kilometres north on Highway 102 from Ralston Avenue to Exit 1A (Highway 103).

The closures may take place 24 hours a day except between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on inbound lanes and between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on outbound lanes.

Motorists may experience delays and are advised to use an alternate route.

Local Area Office: 902-424-4670
Fax: 902-424-7116


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Prince Street

Prince Street, between Barrington and Granville Streets, will be closed until Sunday, Oct. 10 to allow for upgrades to One Government Place.

Local area office: 902-424-2880
Fax: 902-424-6035


HANTS COUNTY: Elmsdale Bridge

The Elmsdale Bridge on Trunk 2 between Elmsdale and Lantz is now open to traffic. There will be isolated one-lane closures until Friday, Oct. 8.

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


HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102

Highway 102 northbound lanes, from the Halifax County/Hants County line to Exit 8 at Elmsdale, about five kilometres, will have one-lane closures due to guardrail work. Work will be complete by Friday, Oct. 8.

Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732


HANTS COUNTY: Payzant Bog Road, Falmouth

The Payzant Bog Road in Falmouth will be closed, except to local traffic, for bridge repairs, until Friday, Oct. 8. Traffic control will consist of signage. Motorists are asked to follow detour signs.

Local area office: 902-798-2369
Fax: 902-798-2927


HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 14

Trunk 14, from Route 202 (Cheesefactory Corner) westerly to Route 354 (Beaverbank Road), about five kilometres, will have lane closures due to repaving. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will be complete by Friday, Oct. 15. Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons and pilot vehicles.

Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732


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: Hebbs Mill Bridge, Hebbville

The Hebbs Mill Bridge on Trunk 3 in Hebbville will have one-lane closures until Friday, Oct. 8, due to bridge work.

During this period, the bridge will be closed to loads wider than 3.5 metres (11 feet). Loads wider than 3.5 metres should use Highway 103.

Traffic control will consist of traffic signals.

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: Joudrey Bridge

The Joudrey Bridge in River John will be closed to all traffic until Sunday, Oct. 31, while the bridge is replaced.

Motorists are advised to use a detour route via Mountain Road and Louisville Road.

Local area office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7042


PICTOU COUNTY: Middle River Road

The Middle River Road in Rocklin will be closed to all traffic, between White Hill Road and E. Fraser Road, until Wednesday, Oct. 6 while culvert replacement is carried out.

Motorists are advised to follow a signed detour via White Hill Road and E. Fraser Road.

Local area office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184


PICTOU COUNTY: Route 347

Route 347 will have periodic lane closures between Thorburn Road and MacPherson's Mills Bridge until Friday, Oct. 8. Repaving work will be carried out between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Local area office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184


VICTORIA COUNTY: Trunk 30 (Cabot Trail)

Trunk 30 (Cabot Trail) will have lane closures from the Yankee Line Road intersection to 1.5 kilometres west of Upper Middle River Bridge until Sunday, Oct. 31 while repaving is carried out.

The closures will take place between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. and traffic control persons will be in place.

Local area office: 902-563-2526
Fax: 902-563-2518


YARMOUTH COUNTY: Hardscratch Road

Hardscratch Road, between the Yarmouth Town Line and Greenville Road, will have lane closures until Saturday, Oct. 23. Road crews will be carrying out ditching, culvert installation and repaving.

Motorists may experience delays and are advised to use an alternate route if possible.

Local area office: 902-742-0587
Fax: 902-742-6000