News release

Weekly Traffic Advisories

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

NEW WORK


GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 316

Route 316, Country Harbour Mines, will have alternating one lane closures for ditching, installation of pipes, asphalt patching and repaving from Monday, Sept. 17 until Thursday, Nov. 15.

Traffic control people and pilot vehicle are on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.


CONTINUING WORK


ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Trunk 1

Trunk 1 in Bricton, from about one kilometre west of Mount Hanley Road for about five kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for ditching and culvert replacement until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.


ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Trunk 10

Sections of Trunk 10, from West Dalhousie Road north to Trout Lake Road, will be reduced to one lane until Sunday, Sept. 30, for road improvement work.

Traffic control people are on site. Work takes place from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.


ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Highway 104, Lower South River Bridge

Lower South River Bridge on Highway 104, east of Antigonish, is closed to replace the bridge and approaches. A detour bridge is in place until the project is completed Sunday, Sept. 30.

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


CAPE BRETON COUNTY: Grand Lake Road

Grand Lake Road at Victoria Junction, east for about three kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for crack filling and seal coating until Sunday, Sept. 30.

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


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125

Exit 7 on Highway 125 will have occasional lane closures until Friday, Sept. 21, during construction of a bridge.

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


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125

Highway 125, from Ball's Creek overpass, for about 11 kilometres west, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Eskasoni Highway

Eskasoni Highway, Route 216, about seven kilometres west of Trunk 4, for about seven kilometres will be reduced to one lane for paving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125

Traffic on Highway 125, between Exit 6 and Grand Lake Road, will be slowed by twinning construction until Monday, Dec. 3.

Drivers should expect slow moving traffic and be aware of trucks turning during construction.

Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Hillside Road

Hillside Road, from Trunk 22 south for about seven kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Traffic control people are on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: TRUNK 4

Trunk 4, from about three kilometres west of Church Road in East Bay, for about 14 kilometres will be reduced to one lane for paving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Work takes place form sunrise to sunset.


COLCHESTER COUNTY: Coldstream Road

Coldstream Road, from Alton Road south for about six kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.


CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Malagash Road

Malagash Road will be closed for culvert replacement until Friday, Oct. 12.

A detour is in place. The road is closed 24 hours a day.


CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Road Closure

The Allen Hill Road is closed from Route 209 to South Branch Road to allow for the replacement of two bridges.

The road will be closed until Monday, Oct. 1. Drivers should travel with extra care in the area.


GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 316 Traffic on sections of Route 316, west of the intersection of Whitehead Road, is reduced to one lane for repaving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Traffic control people are on site and a pilot vehicle will guide drivers safely through the construction area. Drivers should travel with extra care.


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 is reduced to 60 km/h and warning signs are in place.


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Mooseland Road

Mooseland Road near Jacket Lake will be reduced to one lane for about six kilometres for paving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Work takes place from dawn to dusk.


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Trunk 7

Trunk 7, Tangier to Spry Harbour, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Work takes place from dawn to dusk. Some night work may be required.


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: West Ship Harbour Road

West Ship Harbour Road will be reduced to one lane for paving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Work takes place from dawn to dusk.


HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101

Highway 101 from Exit 5A, west for six kilometres to the start of the twinned highway section, will be reduced to one lane for repairs until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Traffic control people are on site and delays are possible.


HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 2

Trunk 2, from Route 214 north to Barney's Brook, will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

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


INVERNESS COUNTY: Crowdis Bridge

Crowdis Bridge will be closed until further notice.

A detour will be available via Crowdis Cross Road, West Big Interval Road, and Hatchery Road.


INVERNESS COUNTY: Riverside Road

Riverside Road will have two bridges, Morrison's Siding and MacDonald's Gulch, reduced to one lane for repairs until Friday, Sept. 21.

Traffic control signals are in place.


INVERNESS COUNTY: Riverside Road

Riverside Road, from Trunk 4 north to Cenotaph Road, will be reduced to one lane for paving and road repairs until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

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


INVERNESS COUNTY: Trunk 19

Trunk 19, from about two kilometres north of Creignish Mountain Road, north for about seven kilometres will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Traffic control people and a pilot vehicle are on site. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.


KINGS COUNTY: Trunk 1

Trunk 1, from the Annapolis-Kings county line, east to Greenwood Road, will be reduced to one lane for repairs until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

There will be periodic lane closures. Expect delays. Traffic control people are on site.


PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104

Highway 104, Exit 23 east bound off Westville Road and MacGregor Avenue's ramp and intersection, will have periodic lane closures for traffic signals installation, patching and paving until Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Traffic control people are on site. Please take alternate route if possible. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.


PICTOU COUNTY: River John Road

River John Road, from Trunk 6 for about one kilometre east of Hamilton Road, will be reduced to one lane for paving until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Traffic control people are on site. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.


PICTOU COUNTY: Weirs Bridge Closed

Weirs Bridge on Shore Road in the Waterside-Caribou Island area of Pictou County is closed to traffic.

Two paved detour routes are available on R. Grant Road and Shore Road, and there is a gravel road detour on Otter Road.

Drivers should use extra caution and allow for extra time when travelling in this area.


RICHMOND COUNTY: West Bay Highway

West Bay Highway, from 100 metres east of Black River Bridge for about six kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for maintenance until Sunday, Sept. 30.

Traffic control people and a pilot vehicle are on site.


VICTORIA COUNTY: MacLeod Angus Bridge

Traffic on the MacLeod Angus Bridge in South Harbour is reduced to one lane until further notice. Traffic signals are in place.


VICTORIA COUNTY: Red Bridge, Big Baddeck

The Red Bridge on the Old Margaree Road in Big Baddeck is closed to traffic. A detour is in place.

The bridge will be replaced this construction season.


YARMOUTH COUNTY: Raynardton Bridge Closed

The Raynardton Bridge on Raynardton Road west of Gavelton in Yarmouth County is closed to be replaced. Drivers should use alternate routes.

The work is scheduled to be completed Friday, Nov. 20.