News release

Weekly Traffic Advisories

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2021)

CONTINUING WORK


ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Highway 101

Highway 101, from Exit 23A to Mary Jane Riley Road, will be reduced to one lane for reconstruction of ramps until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Traffic control is on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-825-4827


ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Mary Jane Riley Road

Mary Jane Riley Road, over Highway 101, will be reduced to one lane for paving, pipe installation and guardrail work until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Traffic control is on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.

Local Area Office: 902-825-4827


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 Friday, Dec. 2.

Traffic control is on site. Work takes place from dawn until dusk.

Local Area Office: 902- 825-4154


ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Lower South River Bridge

Lower South River Bridge will be reduced to one lane until Oct. 31, to construct a bailey bridge.

A detour replaces the Lower South River bridge and approaches until Aug. 31, 2012.

Traffic control on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.

Local Area Office: 902-863-7378


ANTIGONISH COUNTY: William's Point Road

William's Point Road will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-863-7378


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125

Part of Exit 7 on Highway 125 will have a one-lane closure for construction of a new bridge until Aug. 31.

Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-563-2518


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Hillside Road

Sections of Hillside Road will be reduced to one lane until Tuesday, Nov. 29, for repaving north from the intersection of Route 327.

Drivers should take extra caution in the area.

Local Office: 902-769-2192


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Leitches Creek Bridge

Leitches Creek Bridge on Route 305 (Keltic Drive) will be closed for repairs until Friday, Dec. 2.

Detour on Highway 125.

Local Area Office: 902-563-2371


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 Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Work takes place from dawn until dusk.

Local Area Office: 902-794-5120


COLCHESTER COUNTY: Eagle Drive

Eagle Drive, from Salmon River Road to its end, will be closed for paving and sidewalk repairs until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

A detour is in place.

Local Area Office: 902-893-5776


COLCHESTER/CUMBERLAND COUNTIES: Folly Mountain

Baseline Road, eight kilometres south of the Cumberland/Colchester county line, will be reduced to one lane for paving, graveling and shouldering until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.

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: Howard Bridge

Howard Bridge on Fountain Road, 700 metres west from Route 307, will be closed for repairs until Friday, Dec. 9.

Signed detour in place. Work takes place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-893-6194


CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Mountain Bridge

Mountain Bridge on the Mountain Road, near River Phillip, will be closed for repairs until further notice.

Local Area Office: 902-477-7002


GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Lane Closures, Canso Causeway

Traffic on Highway 104 on the Canso Causeway will be reduced to one lane from sunset to sunrise for guardrail installation and shoulder improvements.

Traffic control staff and a pilot vehicle will guide drivers safely through the construction zone.

Work is scheduled for completion on Thursday, Dec. 15. Please drive with extra care during construction period.

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.

Local Area Office: 902-533-2771


GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 316

Route 316, between Middle Country Harbour and Stormont, will have alternating lane closures for ditching, draining pipes, patching and paving until Thursday, Dec. 15.

Traffic control and a pilot vehicle are on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-533-4350


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trunk 3

Traffic on sections of Trunk 3 from Boutiliers Point Road to the intersection of Route 333, will be reduced to one lane until Wednesday, Nov. 30, for repaving.

Work takes place from sunrise to sunset. A pilot vehicle will guide drivers safely through the construction area. Delays are possible.

Local Area Office: 902-835-3935


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 Sunday, Dec. 3.

Pilot vehicles and traffic control on site. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 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 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 Saturday, Nov. 26.

A 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 Monday, Nov. 28.

Traffic lights are in place.

Local Area Office: 902-542-6344


KINGS COUNTY: Grand Pre Bridge

Grand Pre Bridge is reduced to one lane for repairs until Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Traffic lights are in place.

Local Area Office: 902-542-6344


RICHMOND COUNTY: Trunk 4

Sections of Trunk 4, west from Lakeshore Drive, will be reduced to one lane until Thursday, Dec. 15.

A pilot vehicle will be onsite. Travel with extra caution.

Local Area Office: 902-625-4200


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


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: Hurlburt Falls Bridge

Hurlburt Falls Bridge on Lake Vaughan Road will be closed for repairs. It is expected to reopen Wednesday, Nov. 30.

A marked detour is available.

Local Area Office: 902-742-2415