Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Ohio Cross Iron Bridge
The Ohio Cross Iron Bridge on the Ohio West Road over the Ohio River will be closed for replacement from Monday, Aug. 14, until Friday, Dec. 15.
A detour is available on Ohio Cross Road.
Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Route 209
Route 209 will be reduced to one lane from 2.1 kilometres east of Fox Point Road for three kilometres to the east for repaving from Monday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 3.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled by a traffic-control person. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-667-6586
Fax: 902-667-3424
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Trunk 2
Starting on Thursday, Aug. 17, traffic on Trunk 2 will be reduced to one lane for repaving from Fort Lawrence Road to the Amherst Town Line.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled by a traffic-control person. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. until Friday, Sept. 15.
Local Area Office: 902-667-6586
Fax: 902-667-3424
KINGS COUNTY: Gaspereau River Road Closure
The Gaspereau Road will be closed from Monday, Aug. 14, until Saturday, Sept. 30, to allow for the replacement of the Minor Bridge over Curry Brook.
Detour routes are marked on Gaspereau River Road, Grand Pré Road, Ridge Road, and Highway 101.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-424-0849
PICTOU COUNTY: Gordon Falconer Bridge
The Gordon Falconer Bridge on Battist Road, over the Little Caribou River, near Sundridge, will be closed for repairs from Monday, Aug. 14, until Friday, Aug. 18.
A detour is available on Trunk 6 and River John Road.
Local Area Office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7047
CONTINUING WORK
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101, from Bridgetown to Annapolis will be reduced to one lane for crack filling and sealing until Friday, Aug. 18.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
Fax: 902-825-3593
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Beaver Meadow Road
To allow for repaving, Beaver Meadow Road will be reduced to one lane from the intersection of Trunk 4 at James River for 3.2 kilometres to the intersection of Mill Road.
The work will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 31. Traffic control consists of traffic control persons.
Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Cape Jack Road
Cape Jack Road, from Trunk 4 at Linwood, northerly to Cape Jack Wharf Road will be reduced to one lane for road repaving until Saturday, Sept. 30.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Trunk 4
Trunk 4, from Cape Jack Road easterly to Frankville Road, will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Saturday, Sept. 30.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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: Highway 125, Trunk 4
Highway 125, Trunk 4 in Sydney River will have a single-lane closure for paving until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Traffic control consists of traffic control persons. Motorists are advised to expect delays between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. with the lane closures and are advised to use alternate routes.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2518
Fax: 902-563-2517
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, 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
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
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Trunk 4
Lane closures will be required on Trunk 4 between Victoria Junction and Gardiner Road to allow for repaving.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 31. This is a four-lane section, so one lane will always be open in each direction. Drivers should reduce speed and drive with extra caution in the construction zone.
Local Area Office: 902-794-5120
Fax: 902-794-5141
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trunk 22
Trunk 22, from Louisbourg town limits northerly for about 4.6 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for patching and re-paving until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work takes place from 6 a.m. to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-674-2146
Fax: 902-674-2170
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.
Work will occur during daylight hours.
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.
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
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: Sunday Morning Delays on Highway 118 Near Burnside
Traffic will be delayed on Highway 118 between Exit 13 at Burnside and the intersection of Highway 111 at Exit 4 from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13.
The delays are necessary to remove overhead sign trusses. Drivers should use alternate routes during this time period.
Local Area Office: 902-424-5591
Fax: 902-424-7116
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trunk 7, Spry Harbour Bridge
A 500-metre detour on Trunk 7 near Spry Harbour will allow for the replacement of the Spry Harbour Bridge.
The detour will be in place 24-hours a day until Friday, Aug. 18. There will be two-way traffic on the detour with a maximum speed of 50 km/h.
Local Area Office: 902-885-2821
Fax: 902-885-3090
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 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 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: 101 Connector
101 Connector, (Middle Dyke Road), at Exit 12 to Belcher Street, New Minas will be reduced to one lane until Friday, Sept. 1, for re-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: Highway 101
Highway 101, Exit 9 (Avonport) interchange, on and off ramps and roundabout on Trunk 1 will have one-lane closures until Friday, Aug. 18, 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
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 until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Traffic control consists of flagpersons.
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. Detours are available on Poplar Hill Road and Meadowville Station Road.
Local Area Office: 902-485-5254
Fax: 902-485-7047
PICTOU COUNTY: Durham Bridge
Durham Bridge, located on Green Hill Road and Route 376, will be closed for replacement until Monday, Oct. 30.
Motorists are advised to follow detour signs.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184
PICTOU COUNTY: Eureka Mills Bridge
East River West Side Road in Eureka will be closed to all through traffic until Friday, Aug. 18, for 24 hours per day for repairs to the Eureka Mills Bridge.
Closure signs will be posted. There are no detours. Motorists are advised to use local alternate routes.
Local Area Office: 902-755-7060
Fax: 902-755-7049
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Construction on Highway 104 at the Broadway overpass between New Glasgow and Antigonish has reduced traffic to one lane until Friday, Sept. 1.
Traffic is controlled by automatic signals, however, delays may occur during peak travel times. Signs are in place marking an alternate route on Trunk 4 between Exit 27 at Sutherlands River and Exit 29 at Barneys River. Use of this alternate route is recommended.
Local Area Office: 902-893-6194
Fax: 902-893-6196
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Sections of Highway 104, eastbound between Exit 21 and Exit 27, may be reduced to one lane for up to three kilometes at a time, until Friday, Aug. 18.
Motorists are advised to expect delays on interchange ramps. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-752-7913
Fax: 902-755-7049
PICTOU COUNTY: Trenton Connector
Trenton Connector from Highway 106 at Exit 1A, easterly to the Abercrombie Road, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184
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
RICHMOND COUNTY: Black River Bridge
Black River Bridge in Dundee will be reduced to one lane until Monday, Dec. 25, for repairs.
Traffic control consists of traffic signals 24 hours per day.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
RICHMOND COUNTY: Highway 104
Repaving work will restrict traffic to one lane on Highway 104 from east of the railway underpass (east of Port Hawkesbury) to Exit 44.
Traffic will be controlled by a traffic control person. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Thursday, Aug. 31.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946
SHELBURNE COUNTY: Port Clyde Bridge
Port Clyde Bridge on Route 309 is open until further notice.
Local Area Office: 902-543-4733
Fax: 902-543-5596
VICTORIA COUNTY: Highway 105
Highway 105 from Exit 11 (St. Ann's), to Exit 12 (Englishtown), will be reduced to one lane for re-paving until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work takes palace from 6 a.m. to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-674-2146
Fax: 902-674-2170
VICTORIA COUNTY: Cabot Trail
The Cabot Trail from Highway 105 to Yankee Line Road will have a one-lane closure for patching and re-paving until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work takes place from 6 a.m. to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-674-2146
Fax: 902-674-2170
VICTORIA COUNTY: Highway 105
Highway 105, from Humes River easterly to the West Side Middle River Road, will be reduced to one lane for patching and re-paving until Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Work will take place from 6 a.m. to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-674-2146
Fax: 902-674-2170