Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Higgins Bridge
Higgins Bridge on Crowes Mill Road over Baird Brook, about three kilometres south of Onslow Mountain Road will be reduced to one lane for replacing bridge railing from Monday, Dec. 5 until Friday, Dec. 9.
Traffic control people on site. Work take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-893-6194
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 Friday, Dec. 16.
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 Friday, Dec. 16.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Lower South River Bridge
Lower South River Bridge will be reduced to one lane to build a bailey bridge.
A detour replaces the Lower South River bridge and approaches until Aug. 31.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
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
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, Dec. 7, 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
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
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