Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
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 from Monday, April 19, until Tuesday, June 15.
Plains Road (McElmond Road to Belmont Road) will be reduced to one lane for ditching, culvert replacements, patching and repaving from Monday, April 19, until Tuesday, June 15.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
Local Area Office: 902-843-5785
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Fairview Overpass
Traffic patterns on the Fairview Overpass are being adjusted as it returns to service and clean up is completed.
Motorists should drive with caution and pay extra attention to traffic control signs during the next few days.
Weather permitting, the overpass should be fully open by Monday, April 19.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 118/102 Interchange
Highway 118/102 Interchange to Exit 5A (Aerotech Drive) will be closing the left and centre lanes from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for work at the Kelly Lake Scale House on Saturday, April 17.
Local Area Office: 902-424-0054
PICTOU COUNTY: Highway 104, Exit 24
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Foord Street and Exit 24 will begin on Monday, April 19, with an expected end date of Tuesday, Aug. 31. The first phase of work will consist of replacement of sanitary sewer and installation of catch basin.
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.
Local Area Office: 902-752-2946
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 from Monday, April 19, until Friday, May 21.
Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Local Area Office: 902-543-7376
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 expected to continue until the end of June.
One lane will remain open to traffic on the bridge.
Residents of Coxheath and Westmount are encouraged to use the interchange on Coxheath Road to access Highway 125 during the construction period.
Local Area Office: 902-563-2245
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 Wednesday, May 5.
Local Area Office: 902-667-8294
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
HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 2
Traffic on Trunk 2 will be reduced to one lane in Shubenacadie for upgrades to the drainage system. Work will take place from sunrise to sunset and is scheduled to be completed Sunday, April 25.
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
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: Englishtown Ferry
Torquil MacLean Ferry on Route 312 at Englishtown will be out of service for regular maintenance.
The ferry is expected to be back in service on Monday, May 3.
Local Area Office: 902-860-2430