Weekly Traffic Advisories
CONTINUING WORK
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. A detour is available on Route 4 and Blacketts Lake Road.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2526
Fax: 902-563-2517
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: 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. The highway and the Sydney River Bridge are being widened and the Coxheath Road Bridge is being replaced. Work will continue until June 2005.
Traffic control consists of traffic drums and concrete barriers. A detour is available on Route 305.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2526
Fax: 902-563-2517
DIGBY COUNTY: Gates Bridge
The Gates Bridge, located near the intersection of Sissiboo Road and Gates Lane, will have a 10-tonne weight restriction until bridge repairs are completed in 2005.
Heavy vehicles are advised to use Trunk 1 and cross the Sissiboo River at Weymouth.
Local Area Office: 902-527-5448
Fax: 902-527-5371
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Route 333
Road crews are finishing shouldering work on Route 333, from Brookside Road south to Burkes Road, until Friday, Dec. 10. Motorists may experience minor delays.
Traffic control will consist of traffic control persons, signs and cones.
Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 103
Work is continuing on the Highway 103 twinning project between Exit 4, Hubley, and Exit 5, Tantallon.
Motorists crossing Highway 103 on Trunk 3 and on Route 213, Hammonds Plains Road, must detour over temporary structures.
Blasting will take place near exits 4 and 5 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until Friday, Dec. 10. Efforts will be made to minimize delays at peak travelling times.
Work in the area is expected to continue until the end of January 2005.
Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860
KINGS COUNTY: Simpson Bridge
Simpson Bridge on Gaspereau River Road is closed for major repairs. A detour is available. Traffic control consists of signs.
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 signs. A detour is available on Popular Hill Road and Meadowville Station Road.
Local Area Office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7047
SHELBURNE COUNTY: Port Clyde Bridge
The Port Clyde Bridge on Route 309, located 3.4 kilometres south of Highway 103, is closed for repairs for the next two to three weeks.
Motorists are advised to use the Clyde River Bridge on Highway 103.
Local Area Office: 902-527-5448
Fax: 902-527-5371