Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
KINGS COUNTY: Trunk 1
Trunk 1 will be reduced to one lane from the intersection of Route 358, for 1.6 kilometres to the intersection of Deep Hollow Road, to allow for repaving. Work will take place from Tuesday, July 4, to Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Traffic will be controlled by flagpersons.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342
PICTOU COUNTY: Durham Bridge
Durham Bridge, located on Green Hill Road and Route 376, will be closed for replacement from Tuesday, July 4, until Monday, Oct. 30.
Motorists are advised to follow detour signs.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: North Sydney Rail Road Overpass
The North Sydney Rail Road Overpass on Highway 105 will be reduced to one lane for repairs for 24 hours per day, from Tuesday, July 4, until Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Automated signals will control traffic. An alternate route is available through Northside Industrial Park.
Local Area Office: 902-794-5120
Fax: 902-794-5141
CONTINUING WORK
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: West Side South River Road
West Side South River Road, from 1.2 kilometres south of Trans-Canada 104, will have a one-lane closure for slope stabilization. Work is expected to be complete on Monday, July 31.
Traffic control consists of traffic lights. Work will take place 24 hours per day.
Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125
Exit 5A on Highway 125 will be closed for gravelling and the installation of a guardrail until Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Detour signs are posted. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-565-6841
Fax: 902-563-2517
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Route 327
Route 327 from the Highway 125 overpass to Caribou Marsh Road will have a one-lane closure for road repairs until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-568-3378
Fax: 902-563-3379
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 102
Highway 102 southbound will have a one-lane closure between exits 13A and 15 (Highway 104) until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Traffic control consists of signs. Commuters are advised to expect delays. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5784
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER: Highway 104 - Cobequid Pass
There will be intermittent single lane closures for maintenance on the eastbound lanes of Highway 104 (Cobequid Pass), between the toll plaza and Masstown, beginning in early July. Work is expected to take about three weeks.
A single-lane closure of about three kilometres will be used to separate the work zone from traffic. Motorists should reduce speed in the work zones.
Work will occur during daylight hours.
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. Detours are available on Camden Road and Riversdale Road.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5797
Fax: 902-896-2259
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Trunk 2
Trunk 2 from Portapique River to Little Bass River will have intermittent one-lane closures until Tuesday, Oct. 31, for paving.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5784
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: West Advocate Road Detour
Reids Brook Bridge on West Advocate Road will be closed for replacement until Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Traffic will be handled by a two-lane gravel detour now in place beside the existing bridge.
Local Area Office: 902-667-6586
Fax: 902-667-3424
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Molasses Harbour Bridge
Molasses Harbour Bridge on Route 316 in Port Felix is reduced to one lane for repairs until Thursday, Nov. 30. Temporary traffic signals are in place.
Local Area Office: 902-863-3420
Fax: 902-863-7365
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 103
Highway 103 from Exit 3 to Exit 5 will be under construction for gravelling and paving until Saturday, Sept. 30. A reduced speed limit of 80 km/h is posted for the duration of the project.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 118-Wright Avenue Interchange
Between the intersection at Highway 111 and the airport, Highway 118 will have intermittent lane closures in both directions for interchange construction.
Traffic control consists of cones, barrels and jersey barriers.
Local Area Office: 902-424-6144
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
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102
The northbound lanes of Highway 102 from Exit 9 to Exit 10 near Shubenacadie will have one-lane closures for paving.
The work will take place from sunrise to sunset and will last until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control will consist of traffic barrels and signs. Speed reductions in the work zone will be enforced. Drivers should expect slower travel through the work zone.
Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732
HANTS COUNTY: Route 224
Route 224, from Cooks Brook easterly to Exhibition Grounds Road will have a one-lane closure for gravelling and paving until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons and a follow-me truck. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732
INVERNESS COUNTY: Cabot Trail
Cabot Trail (Trunk 30) from 6.2 kilometres south of Margaree Harbour to the new pavement at Margaree Harbour will have a one-lane closure for repaving until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Traffic control consists of a traffic control person. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: Cabot Trail
The Cabot Trail (Trunk 30) from north of the East Margaree-Belle Cote intersection, north for seven kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
A traffic-control person will be on site.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
INVERNESS COUNTY: River Inhabitants Road and Cenotaph Road
River Inhabitants Road from Highway 105 at Exit 2, southerly for 8.4 kilometres to the intersection at Cenotaph Road, and Cenotaph Road, from River Inhabitants Road about 2.5 kilometres east through the Village of West Bay Road, will have a one-lane closure until Tuesday, Oct. 31, for repaving.
Traffic control will consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
KINGS COUNTY: Gaspereau River Road
Gaspereau River Road is closed until further notice from the intersection of Oak Island Road to the intersection of West Brooklyn Mountain Road.
The closure is necessary because of a washed out culvert. A marked, seven-kilometre detour route is available on Oak Island Road to West Brooklyn Road to West Brooklyn Mountain Road.
Local Area Office: 902-679-6122
Fax: 902-679-6187
KINGS COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101, Exit 9 (Avonport) interchange, on and off ramps and roundabout on Trunk 1 will have one-lane closures until Monday, July 31, for paving.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342
KINGS COUNTY: Old Baxters Mill Bridge Weight Restrictions
The Old Baxters Mill Bridge, near Baxters Harbour in Kings County, is open to one-lane of traffic. Vehicles weighing more than 5,000 kilograms are restricted from using the bridge.
Local Area Office: 902-679-4308
Fax: 902-679-6124
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Highway 103
Highway 103, from Gold River Bridge west for 2.5 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Friday, July 7.
Work will take place from 6 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lane closures will alternate from side to side. A pilot vehicle will be provided to guide traffic safely through the work zone.
Highway 103 traffic can also use Trunk 3 as a detour route between Exit 9 and Exit 10.
Local Area Office: 902-543-7376
Fax: 902-543-5596
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. Detours are available on Poplar Hill Road and Meadowville Station Road.
Local Area Office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7047
PICTOU COUNTY: Upper Stellarton - Church Bridge
The Upper Stellarton-Church Bridge will be closed to all traffic until Friday, Aug. 11, for replacement of the deck.
No detours will be posted. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.
Local Area Office: 902-755-7147
Fax: 902-755-7188
PICTOU COUNTY: White Hill Road
White Hill Road has a one-lane closure varying in length and location during ongoing work until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-396-8426
Fax: 902-755-7184
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
QUEENS COUNTY: Cameron River Bridge
Cameron River Bridge, Trunk 2, will be reduced to one lane until Friday, July 21, for maintenance and repairs.
Traffic control lights will be in operation 24 hours a day until completion. Loads wider than three metres should use detour routes via Hibernia Road at Caledonia and South Brookfield.
Local Area Office: 902-354-5035
Fax: 902-354-3106
SHELBURNE COUNTY: Port Clyde Bridge
Port Clyde Bridge on Route 309 will be closed until Wednesday, July 5, while a new bridge is being built. Motorists are advised to use the Clyde River Bridge on Highway 103.
Local Area Office: 902-543-4733
Fax: 902-543-5596