News release

Weekly Traffic Advisories

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

NEW WORK


ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Highway 101

Traffic on sections of Highway 101 will be reduced to one-lane between Exits 18 (Middleton) and Exit 19 (Lawrencetown)to allow for repaving.

Traffic will be controlled by signs and traffic control persons, but delays are possible. An alternate route is available on Trunk 1.

Please drive with extra care in the construction zone and obey signs and personnel in the area. Work is scheduled for completion on Sunday, Aug. 31.

Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
Fax: 902-825-3593


COLCHESTER COUNTY: Truro Bridge Closure

The overpass connecting Queen Street and East Prince Street over the CN Rail tracks in Truro will be closed for repairs from Tuesday, Aug. 12 until Monday, Sept. 1.

Drivers should use an alternate route.

Local Area Office: 902-825-4827
Fax: 902-825-3593


CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Trunk 2, Parrsboro

Traffic on sections of Trunk 2 between the Parrsboro town line and Lakelands Road will be restricted to one lane to allow for repaving until Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Work is taking place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Signs and traffic control persons will guide traffic safely through the construction zone.

Local Area Office: 902-667-0366
Fax: 902-667-3424


INVERNESS COUNTY: Highway 105

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 12, traffic on sections of Highway 105, west of Exit 3, will be restricted to one lane to allow for repaving until Friday, Oct. 31.

Work is taking place between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Signs, traffic control persons, and a pilot vehicle will guide traffic safely through the construction zone.

Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946

CONTINUING WORK


ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Highway 104

Construction work on Highway 104 in Antigonish County will be done around the clock until Sunday, Aug. 31.

Repaving is happening from West River Bridge east for 5.7 kilometres to the intersection of Route 316 in Lower South River.

Both lanes will remain open during daytime construction. From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., there may be one-lane closures.

Signs and a pilot vehicle are on site. Drivers should exercise caution in the construction zone.

Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482


ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Route 245

Route 245 from Brierly Brook Road, west for eight kilometres, will have alternating lane closures for ditching, repaving and culvert installation until Tuesday, Sept. 30.

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

Local Area Office: 902-863-0364
Fax: 902-863-7482


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125

Highway 125, from Exit 6 (King Road/Trunk 4) to Grand Lake Road, will be reduced to two lanes to allow for repaving until Sunday, Aug. 17.

Minor delays are expected. Alternate routes at Kings Road and Grand Lake Road. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.

Local Area Office: 902-565-6841
Fax: 902-563-2517


CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Main-a-Dieu

Main-a-Dieu Road will have a one-lane closure starting two kilometres east of Trunk 22 for about 4.7 kilometres towards Main-a-Dieu until Friday, Oct 31.

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

Local Area Office: 902-794-5120
Fax: 902-794-5141


COLCHESTER COUNTY: Route 336

Route 336 from the intersection of Southside Road, south to the county line, will be reduced to one lane for cold planing, culvert installation and repaving, about eight kilometres, until Aug. 31.

Traffic control consists of barrels and cones. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-896-7085
Fax: 902-896-8859


DIGBY COUNTY: Chute Bridge

Chute Bridge at the intersection of Shelburne Road, South Old Post and Back Road, will be closed for replacement until Friday, Aug. 15.

Detour routes are marked and traffic will be control by personnel and barricades.

Local Area Office: 902-245-4090
Fax: 902-245-6620


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Burnside Drive

Burnside Drive will have lane closures for widening at various times until Sunday, Aug. 31. Gravelling, signal installation, paving and repaving will take place from Commodore Drive to Exit 3 and from the eastbound ramp from Highway 111 to Burnside Drive for about one kilometre.

Traffic control consists of cones, barriers, signs and traffic control people. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.

Local Area Office: 902-424-6144
Fax: 902-424-0054


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Ingramport Bridge

Ingramport Bridge, Trunk 3 will be detoured due to repairs to bridge. A temporary bridge is in place south of the work zone. Detour start on Tuesday, Aug. 5 until Sunday, Nov. 30.

Please obey signs and reduce speed on temporary bridge and work zone.

Detour in effect 24 hours a day.

Local Area Office: 902-237-0068
Fax: 902-835-1860


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102

Highway 102 will be reduced to one lane for paving from Exit 7 (Enfield) to Exit 5A (Aerotech), including ramps, until Friday, Aug. 15.

Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-424-4670
Fax: 902-424-7116


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 107

Highway 107 will be reduced to one lane from Exit 19 to Exit 21, including ramps at Exit 20 and the William Porter Connector. Also, East Jeddore Road will be reduced to one lane from the intersection at Trunk 7 for 3.8 kilometres.

Work takes place until Friday, Aug. 15. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-835-1641
Fax: 902-835-1860


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Route 224

Route 224 from Rocky Brook to Beaver Dam, about 6.1 kilometres, will have one-lane closures for gravelling and repaving until Sunday, Aug. 31.

Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-827-2544
Fax: 902-827-5190


HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Route 333

About 8.8 kilometres of Route 333, from Blind Bay east to Shad Bay, will be reduced to one lane for patching and repaving until Sunday, Aug. 31.

Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-835-2702
Fax: 902-835-1860


HANTS COUNTY: Able Harvey Bridge

Able Harvey Bridge on Cogmagun Road will be closed for repairs until Friday, Aug. 8.

The bridge will be closed again on Monday, Aug. 11 and Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. but open during the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday evenings.

Alternate routes are available via Cogmagum Road to Beaver Pond Road, Highway 215, and Cheverie Road.

Local Area Office: 757-2929
Fax: 757-2270


HANTS COUNTY: Bog Road Overpass Closed

The overpass that carries Bog Road over Highway 101 is closed until Sunday, Nov. 30 to be replaced as part of the Highway 101 twinning project.

A marked detour route is available on Rand Street, Bishopville Road, and Old Post Road.

Local Area Office: 902-798-6889
Fax: 902-798-2927


HANTS COUNTY: Exit 8 Ramps

Exit 8 ramps on Highway 101 will have one lane closures on the on and off ramps. Traffic will be stopped while girders are being installed until Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Traffic control people and signs will be on the site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset, Monday to Friday.

Local Area Office: 902-798-5957
Fax: 902-798-2927


HANTS COUNTY: Route 215 Detour

Traffic on Route 215 in the Urbania area near Stewiacke will be detoured because of damage to a culvert. A two kilometre detour is provided on Ox Bow Road, (Old Loop Shore Road) until further notice.

Signs and barricades are in place.

Local Area Office: (902)-798-2369
Fax: (902)-798-2927


HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 14

Trunk 14 from Garden Road in Nine Mile River to Trunk 2 in Milford will be reduced to one lane until Sunday, Aug. 31.

Traffic control people will be on site. Work takes place from dawn to dusk.

Local Area Office: 902-883-9789
Fax: 902-883-8732


INVERNESS COUNTY: Grand Etang Bridge

The Grand Etang Bridge in Grand Etang will occasionally be reduced to one lane for bridge replacement until Friday, Oct. 31.

A detour is available via a temporary bridge, marked with signs and directional lighting. Traffic control people will be on site.

Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946


INVERNESS COUNTY: Portree Bridge

The Portree Bridge on Hatchery Road will be closed until further notice.

There will be a detour on East Big Intervale and Hatchery Roads.

Local Area Office: 902-295-2700
Fax: 902-295-2617


INVERNESS COUNTY: Trunk 19

Sections of Trunk 19 will be reduced to one lane for repaving from the intersection at Margaree Forks for eight kilometres south to the intersection with Route 395 at South West Margaree.

Signs and a pilot vehicle will be on site. Work will take place from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. until Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946


KINGS COUNTY: Aylesford Road

Aylesford Road, north for about 6.4 kilometres will be reduced to one lane for paving until Friday, Oct. 31.

Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-543-6342


KINGS COUNTY: Berwick Bridge

Berwick Bridge, Route 360, north of Berwick, will be reduced to one lane until Friday, Aug. 15.

Traffic control consists of a flashing light. Work takes place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-538-3877
Fax: 902-538-8288


KINGS COUNTY: Glebe Bridge

Glebe bridge on Route 201 will have a 2.7-metre height restriction and a 15-tonne weight restriction until further notice.

Local Area Office: 902-538-3877
Fax: 902-538-8288


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
Fax: 902-527-5371


KINGS COUNTY: Ira Bill Road

Ira Bill Road in Billtown, Kings Co. is closed because of a culvert failure until Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Traffic control consists of barricades. Detour signs in place.

Local Are Office: 902-679-4308
Fax: 902-679-6124


KINGS COUNTY: North River Road

North River Road, 12.3 kilometre from English Mountain Road, west for about 2.8 kilometres will be reduced to one lane until Friday, Oct. 31.

Traffic control on site. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-542-6344
Fax: 902-542-6342


LUNENBURG COUNTY: Route 324 and Route 325

Route 324 and Route 325 will have alternating lane closures for cold planing and paving until Friday, Aug. 22.

Traffic control consists of cones, barrels, flashing light unit and traffic control people. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-543-7376
Fax: 902-543-5596


PICTOU COUNTY: Big Gut Bridge Now Open

The Big Gut Bridge on Route 348 is now open to two-lane traffic, however work crews will be on the site until Friday, Aug. 15 adding finishing touches to the project. Drivers should travel with extra care in the construction zone and obey signs and personnel in the area.

The old bridge was destroyed by fire in 2006 and a temporary one-lane bridge has been in place since then.

Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184


PICTOU COUNTY: Granton-Abercrombie Road

Granton-Abercrombie Road, from the Trenton Connector north for about 5.7 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for patching and paving until Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-752-6224
Fax: 902-755-7184


PICTOU COUNTY: Pine Tree Road

Pine Tree Road, Thorburn, will be closed to all traffic for bridge construction until Monday, Aug 11.

Signs will be in place marking detour routes. Motorists are advised to use extreme caution. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-755-7152
Fax: 902-755-7184


PICTOU COUNTY: Road Closure

Flooding has closed two sections of Six Mile Brook Road in the Salt Springs area until further notice. The first section is at Morrison culvert south of Graveyard Road. The other section is for about one kilometre north of Morrison Culvert.

Local Area Office: 902-925-2247
Fax: 902-925-2704


RICHMOND COUNTY: 4 Sections

The following sections of road will be reduced to one lane for cold planing, pulverization, repaving and drainage until Tuesday, Sept. 30.

  • Trunk 4 from the intersection of Black River Road east to South Side River Bourgeois Road for about eight kilometres.

  • Highway 104/Trunk 4 Connector at Exit 47 for about one kilometre.

  • Trunk 4 from River Tillard Bridge, west to Highway 104 for about a half kilometre.

  • Rock Bay Road from the Rocky Bay Hall, east to Bona Road, for about 2.6 kilometres.

There will be traffic control and a pilot vehicle on site. Work takes place from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Local Area Office: 902-625-4200
Fax: 902-625-1946


VICTORIA COUNTY: Big Baddeck Road

Big Baddeck Road will be reduced to one lane from the Old Margaree intersection north for five kilometres for pipe installation, ditching, guardrail installation and paving until Sunday, Aug. 31.

Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.

Local Area Office: 902-674-2146
Fax: 902-674-2170