Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
DIGBY COUNTY: Highway 101 Lane Reduction
Highway 101, westbound, will be reduced to one lane between Exits 25 and 26 on Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4, in anticipation of traffic back-up and delays because of the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby.
Motorists from Weymouth travelling to Digby are encouraged to take Middle Crossroads to Route 217 during this time.
Motorists are asked to use caution.
Local Area Office: 902-245-8762
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Little Forks Bridge
Little Forks Bridge on Trunk 2 will be closed for repairs until Friday, Sept. 23.
Local Area Office: 902-893-6194
CONTINUING WORK
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Clarence Road
Clarence Road, from Fitch Road intersection west for three kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for ditching, culvert replacement, milling, patching and shouldering until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4151
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Trunk 8
Trunk 8, from Virginia Road intersection south for three kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for road work until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4151
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Trunk 10
Trunk 10, from Crisp Road intersection south for 4.5 kilometres, and from West Dalhousie Road intersection south for 9.3 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for ditching, culvert replacement and paving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902- 825-4154
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Route 245
Route 245 from Arisaig Point Road, west for about 3.5 kilometres will have alternating lane closes for ditching, culvert work and paving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-863-7378
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125
Highway 125, eastbound lanes from Meadow Brook Road to Exit 4 for about 11.5 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Friday, Sept. 16.
Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2247
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Hillside Road
Sections of Hillside Road will be reduced to one lane until Monday, Oct. 31, for repaving north from the intersection of Route 327. Drivers should use extra caution in the area.
Local Office: 902-769-2192
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Route 216
Route 216, from Trunk 4, west for about seven kilometres will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Friday, Sept. 30.
Work takes place from daylight to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-794-5120
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Stuart Lake Bridge
Stuart Lake Bridge on Terra Nova Road will be closed for bridge replacement until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Detour marked.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2371
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trout Brook Road
Sections of Trout Brook Road will be reduced to one lane until Monday, Oct. 31, for repaving west from the intersection of Trunk 22. Drivers should use extra caution in the area.
Local Office: 902-769-2192
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Upper Leitches Creek Road
Traffic on sections of Upper Leitches Creek Road is reduced to one lane to allow for repaving from the intersection of Leitches Creek Road for about five kilometers until Monday, Oct. 31.
Delays are possible. Drivers should use extra caution in the area.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2518
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Kennedy Road
Kennedy Road to Brookfield Cross Road will be reduced to one lane for shouldering and asphalt paving until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Traffic control and signs are in place. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Route 289 - Springside
Route 289 from Junction 336 (Springside) east for six kilometres will be reduced to one lane for paving until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-896-7085
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Station Road - Londonderry
Station Road, Londonderry, will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Traffic control people will be on site. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5785
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Trunk 2
Traffic on Trunk 2 near Hildon will be reduced to one lane, from the intersection of Kennedy Road to the railway crossing, for road improvements until Friday, Sept. 9.
Work takes place from dawn until dusk. Drivers should expect delays and use extra caution in the area.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Allan Hill and South Branch Roads
Allan Hill and South Branch roads in the Advocate area have a weight restriction of five tonnes until further notice.
Local Area Office: 902-667-2972
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Fields Bridge
Improvements are being made to the Fields Bridge on Shulie Road, but it will be open during construction. The work takes place until Nov. 15, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-667-6586
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104 will be reduced to one lane for crack filling and surfacing from Exit 6 east for about seven kilometres until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-896-7085
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Parrsboro
Blue Sac Road in Parrsboro will be reduced to one lane for culvert installation until Monday, Oct. 31.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
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 kilometres per hour and warning signs are in place.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 316
Route 316, from 4.7 kilometres west of Trunk 16 to about one kilometre west of the White Head Road, will have alternating lane closures for upgrading, cold planing an repaving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Pilot vehicle and traffic control people on site.
Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-533-2771
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Mooseland
Mooseland Road will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-827-5388
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Portland Street
Portland Street, from the second entrance to Penhorn Mall to Woodlawn Road, will have lane closures for repairs until Wednesday, Sept. 7.
The work will be done at night, from sunset to sunrise. Some work will be completed in the day during off peak hours.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Sheet Harbour
Trunk 7, Sheet Harbour will be reduced to one lane for paving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-827-5388
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trunk 7
Trunk 7, from Moosehead to Moser River, will be reduced to one lane for drain improvements and repaving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control workers are on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-827-5388
INVERNESS COUNTY: Trunk 30 (Cabot Trail)
Trunk 30 (Cabot Trail) from about a half a kilometre south of Brazile Road for about 6.5 kilometres, is reduced to one lane for upgrading, planing and asphalt concrete patching until Monday, Oct. 31.
Pilot vehicles and traffic control on site. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4771
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
INVERNESS COUNTY: Trunk 19
Trunk 19, for about 6.5 kilometres from Campbell's Road to south of Chishom Road, and River Deny's Road, for about two kilometres from Trunk 19, will be reduced to one lane for cold planing and asphalt repairs until Monday, Oct. 31.
Pilot vehicle and traffic control people will be on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
KINGS COUNTY: Bridge Closure
Traffic on the Busby McMahon Bridge on Brooklyn Street, near Aylesford, is reduced to one lane until further notice. Traffic lights are in place.
Local Area Office: 902-679-4979
KINGS COUNTY: Gladys Porter Bridge
Gladys Porter Bridge in Port Williams is reduced to one lane for bridge rehabilitation until Friday, Sept. 16.
Traffic lights in place.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104, from Exit 22 west to Exit 20, about six kilometres will be reduced to one lane for crack filling and micro-surfacing until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-896-7085
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Two temporary intersections are in use on Highway 104, Trans-Canada Highway, near Sutherlands River.
One is located about 70 metres west of the Exit 27A intersection. To access Trunk 4, use this temporary intersection.
The other intersection is on School Road in front of East Pictou Middle School. To access School Road, including F. H. MacDonald Elementary School and East Pictou Middle School, use this temporary intersection.
Local Area Office: 902-755-7184
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Highway 104 from about one kilometre west of French River Bridge east six kilometres to Broadway Bridge will be reduced to one lane for crack filling and micro-surfacing until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-896-7085
PICTOU COUNTY: MaccAuley Road to River John Road
MacAuley Road to River John Road will be reduced to one lane for shouldering and paving until Friday, Sept. 16.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
PICTOU COUNTY: Route 245
Route 245, from Smith Road to Brown's Mill Road, about six kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving until Friday, Sept. 30.
Public should expect delays. Traffic control people on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
PICTOU COUNTY: Route 245, Shore Road
Route 245 will be closed east of civic No. 1684 Shore Road, Merigomish, for cross-culvert replacement until Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Traffic traveling east will detour at Exit 27 of the Trans-Canada Hwy 104, via Brown's Mill Road to Route 245. Motorists are advised to use caution through the construction zone.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
RICHMOND COUNTY: Trunk 4
Sections of Trunk 4, west from Lakeshore Drive, will be reduced to one lane until Monday, Oct. 31, for repaving.
A pilot vehicle will be onsite. Travel with extra caution.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
PICTOU COUNTY: Trunk 4
Trunk 4 from Exit 20 to Exit 21 will be reduced to one lane for paving until Friday, Sept. 16.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
RICHMOND COUNTY: Trunk 4
Trunk 4, from about 5.5 kilometres east of Lakeshore Drive, west at Campbell's Brook Bridge, will be reduced to one lane for bridge repairs, upgrading and paving until Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
RICHMOND COUNTY: West Bay Highway
Sections of West Bay Highway (Dundee Road), east from County Line Road, will be reduced to one lane until Monday, Oct. 31, for paving.
A pilot vehicle will be on site. Travel with extra caution.
Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
VICTORIA COUNTY: Highway 105
Highway 105 from about three kilometres west of Exit 11 for about six kilometres will be reduced one lane for paving.
Highway 105 from Exit 11 to Exit 12 for about four kilometres will be reduced to one lane for paving.
Work is expected to end on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2247
VICTORIA COUNTY: MacLeod Angus Bridge
Traffic on the MacLeod Angus Bridge in South Harbour over the South Aspy River on the Cabot Trail, is reduced to one lane until further notice. Traffic signals are in place at the bridge.
Local Area Office: 902-383-2232
YARMOUTH COUNTY: Indian Sluice Bridge
Indian Sluice Bridge will be closed for repaving on Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon, and 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-527-5448