Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101, west of Exit 22 for about nine kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for guardrail replacement, patching and paving from Monday, April 12 until Saturday, July 31.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-7311
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Trunk 2
The weight restriction for trucks on Trunk 2, Springhill Junction, will be reduced to 20 tonnes for CNR mainline repairs until Wednesday, May 5.
Local Area Office: 902-667-8294
VICTORIA COUNTY: Englishtown Ferry
Starting Sunday, April, 11 the Torquil MacLean Ferry on Route 312 at Englishtown will be out of service for regular maintenance.
The ferry is expected to be back in service on Monday, May 3.
Local Area Office: 902-860-2430
CONTINUING WORK
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Sydney River Bridge
The Sydney River Bridge on Keltic Drive is reduced to one lane until Wednesday, April 14, for repairs.
Residents of Coxheath and Westmount are encouraged to use the interchange on Coxheath Road to get to Highway 125 during the construction period.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2245
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Northport Bridge
Northport Bridge on Route 366 is closed until further notice for replacement.
Detour from Shinimicas Road to the east of the bridge and Mudcreek Road to the west of the bridge.
Local Area Office: 902-667-2972
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Canso Causeway
Highway 104, at Canso Causeway, will have night work for placement of armor rock along a 1.2 kilometre section from the canal bridge, westerly to the scale house, Sunday to Friday.
The work will occur from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., until Friday, May 21. Traffic control people and signs will be on site.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Melford Brook Bridge
The Melford Brook Bridge on Route 344 at Middle Melford is closed. A two-lane detour bridge is in place until a permanent bridge is built.
The speed limit has been reduced to 60 km/h and warning signs are in place.
Reduced weight restrictions are no longer in effect at this crossing.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Fairview Overpass
Traffic on Joseph Howe Drive under the Fairview Overpass will have periodic lane closures from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. until further notice.
Traffic control people will be onsite, but delays are expected. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102, Larry Uteck Interchange
Detour ramps are open for traffic on Highway 102 (Bicentennial Highway) at the Larry Uteck Interchange.
The detour provides two lanes in each direction around the construction site. Speed limit on the detour is 80 km/h.
Local Area Office: 902-424-5591
HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 2
Traffic on Trunk 2 will be reduced to one lane in Shubenacadie for upgrades to the drainage system. Work will take place from sunrise to sunset and is scheduled to be completed Sunday, April 25.
Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
INVERNESS COUNTY: Murrays Hill Bridge
Murrays Hill Bridge, which crosses the Mabou River near Rankinville Road, is closed until further notice.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4388
KINGS COUNTY: Bridge Closure
The Busby McMahon Bridge on Brooklyn Street, near Aylesford, is open to one lane until further notice. Traffic lights are in place.
Local Area Office: 902-679-4979
KINGS COUNTY: Hantsport
Kates Bridge, on Tannery Road in Hantsport, is closed for repairs until further notice.
A detour is available on Avon Street.
Local Area Office: 902-527-5448
VICTORIA COUNTY: Corsen Bridge
Corsen Bridge, two kilometres before Ingonish, continues to be reduced to one lane.
Local Area Office: 902-295-2700