Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Mount Hope Interchange, Highway 111
Mount Hope interchange, Highway 111, located about half way between Exit 7 (Portland Street/Highway 111 interchange) and Exit 8 (Pleasant Street/Highway 111 intersection) will be closed Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20, to install girders.
Traffic will be detoured from Highway 111 to the new interchange ramps. There will be one-lane closures in both directions. Traffic control consists of cones, barrels and jersey barriers. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
Fax: 902-424-6144
HANTS COUNTY: Route 215
Route 215 will be reduced to one lane from Sunday, Nov. 20 to Friday, Dec. 9 to replace culverts.
Traffic control consists of traffic control lights. Traffic lights will be in operation 24 hours a day.
Local Area Office: 902-798-2369
Fax: 902-798-2927
CONTINUING WORK
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Brooklyn Road Underpass
Brooklyn Road underpass at Exit 18 will be reduced to one lane for repaving and repairs until Thursday, Dec. 15.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
Fax: 902-825-3593
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Mt. Hanley Road Overpass
Mt. Hanley Road overpass will be reduced to one lane for repairs and repaving until Thursday, Dec. 15.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
Fax: 902-825-3593
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Pleasant Street Overpass
The Pleasant Street overpass will have one-lane closures in both directions for repaving until Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2518
Fax: 902-563-2517
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Crows Mill Road
The Crows Mills Road will have alternating lane closures until Saturday, Nov. 19, for repaving.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons and a pilot vehicle. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5797
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Lilyvale Bridge
Lilyvale Bridge on the Lilyvale Road is closed for repairs until further notice.
Traffic control consists of signs. A detour is available on Camden Road and Riversdale Road.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5797
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Main Street, Bible Hill
The intersection of Main Street, Pictou Road and College Road in Bible Hill will be reduced to one lane for installation of lights and repairs of curbs and sidewalk until Monday, Nov. 28.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5797
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Trunk 2, Route 209
The intersection at Trunk 2 and Route 209 in Brookfield will have a one-lane closure -- to construct a right turning lane on Route 209 -- until Friday, Dec. 2.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5797
Fax: 902-896-2259
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Mount Whatley Road Bridge
The bridge on Mount Whatley Road at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border will be closed until further notice.
Local Area Office: 902-667-2972
Fax: 902-667-3424
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Nappan Marsh Bridge
The Nappan Marsh Bridge on Trunk 2 will be closed until Friday, Nov. 25.
Traffic control consists of signs and a detour sign is in place. Work takes place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-6194
Fax: 902-893-6196
DIGBY COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101 by Exit 25 is no longer reduced to one lane for installation of a culvert but work does continue until Friday, Dec. 2.
Local Area Office: 902-638-3150
Fax: 902-638-3356
DIGBY COUNTY: Mavillette Bridge
The Mavillette Bridge on Trunk 1, about nine kilometres west of the Meteghan connector, will be closed for bridge replacement until Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Eastbound traffic is to detour on C. Boudreau Road and westbound traffic is to detour on John Doucette Road or Cape St. Mary's Road. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-638-3150
Fax: 902-638-3356
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Antigonish-Guysborough Road
The Antigonish-Guysborough Road, from the Antigonish-Guysborough County line easterly to Doyle Branch Road, will have intermittent lane closures for upgrading and gravelling until Thursday, Dec. 15.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
Fax: 902-533-4352
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Molasses Harbour Bridge
Molasses Harbour Bridge on Route 316 in Port Felix is reduced to one lane for repairs until further notice. Temporary traffic signals are in place.
Local Area Office: 902-863-3420
Fax: 902-863-7365
HALIFAX COUNTY: Highway 118-Wright Avenue Interchange
Highway 118, from intersection at Highway 111 northerly (toward the airport) will have intermittent lane closures in both directions during interchange construction. Traffic will be stopped in both directions during blasting until Monday, Nov. 21. There will be two blasts per day.
Traffic control consists of cones, barrels and jersey barriers.
For information on blasting activities call 902-424-6144 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-424-2213
Fax: 902-424-7116
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Peggy's Point Road
The Visitor Information Centre parking lot off of Peggy's Point Road will be closed until Friday, Dec. 2 for repairs.
There will be occasional one-lane closures on the Peggy's Point Road. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-424-4545
Fax: 902-424-7116
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Wyse Road Bridge
Wyse Road Bridge in Middle Musquodoboit will be closed to truck traffic while the bridge is being repaired. Trucks will detour via Route 356 and Route 213 until further notice.
Traffic control consists of signs.
Local Area Office: 902-424-4409
Fax: 902-424-0568
KINGS COUNTY: Old Baxters Mill Bridge Open
The Old Baxters Mill Bridge, near Baxters Harbour in Kings County, is open to one-lane traffic. There is a weight restriction for vehicles weighing more than 5,000 kilograms.
Local Area Office: 902-679-4308
Fax: 902-679-6124
KINGS COUNTY: Trunk 1, New Minas
Lane closures may be required as construction continues until Friday, Nov. 25, on Trunk 1 in New Minas from Bonavista Avenue west to Cornwallis Avenue.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. Delays are expected. Drivers should use alternate routes when possible.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Sperry Bridge No. 2
Sperry Bridge No. 2 on Petite Riviere Road is closed until further notice.
Detours are posted.
Local Area Office: 902-543-8169
Fax: 902-543-0686
PICTOU COUNTY: Carmichael Road
Toney River Bridge on Carmichael Road 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
PICTOU COUNTY: West River East Side Road
The West River East Side Road near Salt Springs is reduced to one lane for repairs until further notice. Traffic control consists of traffic signals.
Local Area Office: 902-755-7060
Fax: 902-755-7049
YARMOUTH COUNTY: East Kempt Bridge
The East Kempt Bridge on Route 203 will be closed for bridge replacement until Saturday, Dec. 31.
Traffic control consists of detour signs. A detour is available on the North Kempt Road and the Gray Road.
Local Area Office: 902-742-0587
Fax: 902-742-6000