Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Highway 102
Beginning Tuesday, April 26, traffic on sections of the Halifax-bound lanes of Highway 102 will be reduced to one lane for repaving from north of Stewiacke for four kilometres to Exit 11.
Work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is scheduled for completion Sunday, July 31.
Drivers should travel with extra caution in the area.
Local Area Office: 902-890-1573
COLCHESTER COUNTY: Station Road
Station Road will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving from Tuesday, April 26, until Tuesday, May 31.
Traffic control personnel on site. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5785
CONTINUING WORK
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Route 337, Canal Bridge
During construction of a new Canal Bridge on Main Street, Antigonish, traffic on Route 337 is being rerouted to a temporary detour bridge.
The temporary bridge will be in place until Tuesday, May 31.
Signs and traffic signals are on site.
Local Area Office: 902-863-7387
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: George Street
A section of George Street, near the Highway 125 overpass, will be reduced to one lane at various times for the construction of a new overpass. Work will take place until Saturday, April 30.
Traffic control people will be on site. Expect delays. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
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: Northport Bridge
Northport Bridge on Route 366 is closed until late May or early June, for replacement.
A detour is available from Shinimicas Road to the east of the bridge and Mudcreek Road to the west of the bridge. Cyclists should travel with caution.
Local Area Office: 902-667-2972
DIGBY COUNTY: Dick Theriault Road
The bridge on Dick Theriault Road, about two kilometres southeast of the old DAR Railway crossing, is closed for repairs. There is no detour. Transportation officials will be on site 24 hours a day until the bridge is repaired.
Local Area Office: 902-769-2192
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
HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101 - Exit 5
Highway 101, eastbound lanes from Exit 5 to Ellershouse, will be reduced to one lane for twinning until Monday, July 31.
Signs are in place. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-798-5957
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
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
KINGS COUNTY: Highway 101
Highway 101 at the Lovett Road overpass, west of Exit 14, will be reduced to one lane for bridge repairs and resurfacing until Tuesday, May 31.
Traffic signals in place. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-538-4199
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Two temporary intersections are now 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.
They will be used until summer.
Local Area Office: 902-755-7184
VICTORIA COUNTY: Corsen Bridge
Traffic on Corsen Bridge on the Cabot Trail, two kilometres south of Ingonish, is reduced to one lane until further notice.
Local Area Office: 902-383-2232
VICTORIA COUNTY: MacLeod Bridge
The northbound lane of MacLeod Bridge, on the Cabot Trail in Cape North, will be closed for repairs until further notice.
A traffic control person will be on site until traffic signals are installed.
Local Area Office: 902-295-2700