Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Route 256
Route 256, from Route 311 to one kilometre west of Truro Road, will be reduced to one lane for culvert installation, gravelling and double chip seal work until Thursday, Aug. 1.
Work takes place from dawn to dusk.
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 16
Trunk 16, at Halfway Cove for about half a kilometre north, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Monday, Sept. 30.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, and some Saturdays.
CONTINUING WORK
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Trunk 4, Coxheath Road
Coxheath Road, from Keltic Drive to Highway 125, is reduced to one lane for paving. The ramps on Highway 125, exits 5A and 6 and the Trunk 4 intersection are also reduced to one lane for repairs.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and is expected to continue until Monday, July 15.
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 102
Highway 102, north and southbound lanes from Exit 13 to Exit 14A, is reduced to one lane for repairs from Monday, May 6 until Friday, May 24.
Signs will be in place. Work takes place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Tatamagouche-Cooper Bridge
Tatamagouche-Cooper Bridge on Cooper Road is closed for repairs until Friday, May 31.
Motorists are advised to take an alternate route.
DIGBY COUNTY: Route 217
Route 217, between the Middle Cross Road intersection, west to Haight Brook Bridge, is reduced to one lane for paving, shouldering and pipe installation until Friday, June 28.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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 is reduced to 60 km/h and warning signs are in place.
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Joseph Howe Drive Overpass
Repairs are being made on the Joseph Howe overpass on Highway 102, Exit 0 until Saturday, Nov. 30.
Expect alternate travel lanes. Please reduce speed to 50 km/h and drive with extra caution in the area or use an alternate route.
HANTS COUNTY: Gardeners Bridge-Garden Road
Gardeners Bridge on Garden Road will be closed until further notice.
Detour via Route 214 and Trunk 14.
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102
Highway 102, about four kilometres north of Exit 10, at Shubenacadie Bridge, is reduced to one lane to build a temporary detour until June 2015. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
HANTS COUNTY: Route 215
The northbound lane of Route 215, north of Beaver Pond Road at Centre Burlington, is reduced to one lane to replace the culvert until Sunday, June 30.
Temporary lights are in place.
INVERNESS COUNTY: Crowdis Bridge
Crowdis Bridge is closed until further notice for repairs. A detour is available via Crowdis Cross Road, West Big Interval Road and Hatchery Road.
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Highway 103
Highway 103, from Century Drive westerly to Camperdown Road has alternating lane closures for repaving and upgrading until Saturday, Aug. 31.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Upper Branch Road
Upper Branch Road, from Hemford Forest subdivision to Monk Road is reduced to one lane for ditching, brush cutting, bridge repairs and pipe installation until Tuesday, May 28.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104, West Bounty Lanes from Exit 19 to Pictou/Colchester County line, about 11 kilometres, is reduced to one lane until Wednesday, July 31 for paving.
Motorists are reminded to use caution when travelling through the construction zone.
VICTORIA COUNTY: Red Bridge, Big Baddeck
The Red Bridge on the Old Margaree Road in Big Baddeck is closed to traffic. A detour is in place. The bridge is scheduled to be replaced by summer 2013.