Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102
The right lane of Highway 102, 700 metres near the Kelly Lake vehicle compliance station will be closed Monday, May 10 to install a Way In Motion system.
Work takes place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
LUNENBURG COUNTY: Highway 103
Highway 103 between Exit 8 and Exit 9 will be reduced to one lane for cold planing, widening of the twinned sections and paving until mid-June.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-541-5603.
CONTINUING 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 until Saturday, July 31.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-7311
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Sydney River Bridge
Repairs to the Sydney River Bridge on Keltic Drive are now expected to continue until the end of June.
Traffic on the bridge will continue to be one lane until repairs are completed.
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
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Trunk 2 and Plains Road
Trunk 2 (Belmont Road to Putnam Road) will be reduced to one lane for cold planing , gravelling and paving until Tuesday, June 15.
Plains Road (McElmond Road to Belmont Road) will be reduced to one lane for ditching, culvert replacements, patching and repaving until Tuesday, June 15.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-843-5785
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
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 Monday, May 31.
Local Area Office: 902-667-8294
DIGBY COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101, from Exit 31 to Exit 32 will be reduced to one lane for repaving and shoulder work from until Thursday, July 15.
Traffic delays are expected. Cyclists are asked to use caution. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-742-0587
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
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 111
Highway 111 for about 500 metres below the Highfield-Burnside Drive Overpass, will have single lane closures in each direction for paving until Monday May 24.
Work takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
HANTS COUNTY: Route 236
Route 254 in Kennetcook to Route 236 Northfield Road will be reduced to one lane for about 7.5 kilometres for paving until Thursday, Sept. 30.
Traffic control persons will be on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 2/Mill Village Road
Trunk 2 from Gibb Road to 244 Interchange, about 2 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Saturday, July 31.
Traffic control persons will be on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
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
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104, Exit 24
North Foord Street, south of the Trans Canada Highway by the ramps, will be restricted to a single lane. Traffic control will be on site. Expect delays and use alternative route.
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Foord Street and Exit 24 until Tuesday, Aug. 31. The first phase of work will consist of replacement of sanitary sewer and installation of catch basin.
Local Area Office: 902-752-2946
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 106
A 7.2 kilometre section of Highway 106, from Highway 104 north to Exit 2 (including westbound Ramps on Highway 104 and ramps at Exit 1A and Exit 2 on Highway 106), will be reduced to one lane for cold planing, installation of rumble strips, patching and repaving until Saturday, July 31.
Traffic delays are expected and motorists should use caution when traveling through the construction zone.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
QUEENS COUNTY: Highway 103
Highway 103 from Broad River Bridge to Saint Catherine's Road, about 10.8 kilometres, will have alternating lane closures for ditching and culvert installation until Friday, May 21.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-543-7376
VICTORIA COUNTY: Corsen Bridge
Corsen Bridge, two kilometres before Ingonish, continues to be reduced to one lane.
Local Area Office: 902-295-2700
VICTORIA COUNTY: Highway 105
Seven sections of Highway 105 between Exit 6 and Exit 8 are reduced to one lane for construction and repaving. It is estimated the work will last until Saturday, July 31.
Traffic control people are on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-674-2146