Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Lower South River Bridge
Lower South River Bridge will be reduced to one lane to construct a detour replace 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
KINGS COUNTY: Cambridge Road
Cambridge Road, from Trunk 1 north to Brooklyn Street, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Monday, Oct. 31.
There will be periodic lane closures. Expect delays. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-538-4166
PICTOU COUNTY: Route 245, Shore Road
Route 245 will be closed east of Civic No. 1076 on Shore Road, Merigomish, for cross-culvert replacement until Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Traffic traveling east of Civic No. 1076 will have to follow the detour route at Exit 27 of the Trans-Canada Highway 104, via, Trunk 4, via Piedmont Valley Road, via Brown's Mill Road to Route 245.
Motorists are advised to use caution through the construction zone.
Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
PICTOU COUNTY: Simpson Road
Simpson Road will be reduced to one lane for paving until Monday, Sept. 19.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from daylight to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
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: Highway 101
Highway 101, from Exit 23A to Mary Jane Riley Road, will be reduced to one lane for reconstruction of on and off ramps from 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 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
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
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: William's Point Road
William's Point Road will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic control is in place. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-863-7378
CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Glen Garry Bridge
Glen Garry Bridge on Glen Garry Road will have a five-tonne weight restriction for daylight hours on weekdays until Friday, Sept. 30, while repairs are being carried out.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2240
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. 23.
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: 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/CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Cobequid Pass, Highway 104
The Cobequid Pass will be closed to all vehicles more than 2.6 metres in width until Friday, Sept 30, to install 12 signs on the gantries and toll booth canopies at the Toll Plaza. Vehicles more than 2.6 metres wide should exit to Trunk 4 at Exit 6 if travelling east and Exit 12 if westbound.
Detours will be set up prior to both exits.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5738
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: Little Forks Bridge
Little Forks Bridge on Trunk 2 will be closed for repairs until Friday, Sept. 23.
Local Area Office: 902-893-6194
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: 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 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 Monday, Oct. 31.
Traffic lights in place.
Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104
Two temporary intersections are in use on Highway 104, Trans-Canada Highway, near Sutherlands River.
One is 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: 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 289
Route 289, from Woodburn Road east to Melmerby Beach entrance, will be reduced to one lane for cold planing and paving until Friday, Sept. 23.
Traffic control on site. Work takes place from daylight to dusk.
Local Area Office: 902-893-5776
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
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. 20.
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