Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102 - Weekend Closure
Motorists travelling on Highway 102 in Halifax Regional Municipality will be required to detour this weekend as the old Highway 103 overpass is demolished as part of upgrades to the Highway 102/103 interchange.
Beginning at 10 p.m. today, Dec. 6, motorists travelling northbound on Highway 102 will be required to detour at Exit 1D to Dunbrack Street. Motorists travelling southbound will be required to detour at Exit 1A to Highway 103 westbound.
CONTINUING WORK
CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 125
Highway 125 will be down to one lane between Kings Road and Grand Lake Road until Friday, Dec. 13 to allow for asphalt concrete patching and repaving. Related work will include bridge repairs to the Kings Road overpass in Sydney River. Expect some delays. Signs are in place.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Nappan Marsh (Rainbow) Bridge Trunk 2
Nappan Marsh (Rainbow) Bridge over the Nappan River on Trunk 2, outside Amherst, is closed until further notice.
A detour is available on Route 302, Southampton Road and Smith Road. Traffic approaching Amherst is being rerouted a short distance on the Nappan and Lower Porter Roads, while traffic leaving Amherst is required to detour on Smith Road.
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Dillmans Bridge, Meaghers Grant
Dillmans Bridge, on Wyse Road in Meaghers Grant, will be closed until further notice.
A detour is available via Old Guysborough Road. Signs are in place.
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102, Lantz
There will be work on the Lantz Connector between Highway 102 and Trunk 2 (Shaw Drive) and the Nine Mile Bridge on Highway 102 north of Exit 8.
The scope of the project includes building a detour bridge for the replacement of the Nine Mile Bridge, building up the highway for an additional exit with four ramps, roundabouts, Highway 102 widening for one kilometre of both north and southbound lanes and the connector road from Highway 102 to Trunk 2.
Temporary speed zone changes over the Nine Mile Bridge detour will be 80 kilometres an hour. Speed limit decrease will be in effect 24 hours a day until completion of the project. Hours of operation will be from sunrise to sunset and there will be no overnight work.
End date for Nine Mile Bridge northbound work will be Oct. 31, 2020. End date for Nine Mile Bridge southbound work will be July 31, 2021.
HANTS COUNTY: Hydes Bridge
Hydes Bridge in Lantz, on Highway 277, will be closed until further notice.
A detour is in place via Dutch Settlement Road, Elmsdale Road and Trunk 2. Signs are in place.
INVERNESS COUNTY: Cranton Bridge, Margaree Centre
Cranton Bridge, Margaree Centre, is closed until further notice due to safety concerns. A replacement bridge is expected this year.
A detour is in place via East Big Intervale Road, Crowdis Cross Road and West Big Intervale Road.
LUNENBURG COUNTY: East River Bridge, Trunk 3
East River Bridge, Trunk 3, East River, about 150 metres west of Route 329, has alternating lane closures for bridge work until Sunday, Dec. 22.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
RICHMOND COUNTY: Port Royal Bridge
Port Royal Bridge, Port Royal Road on Isle Madame, is closed until further notice. A detour is in place on MacEachern Road.
YARMOUTH COUNTY: Birch Drive, Plymouth
Birch Drive, Plymouth, from Route 334 to Riverside Drive will have alternating lane closures for paving and shoulder gravelling until Friday, Dec. 13.
Signs and traffic control persons will be on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
YARMOUTH COUNTY: Hurlburt Falls Bridge, Tusket Falls
Hurlburt Falls Bridge, Tusket Falls, on Lake Vaughan Road is closed until the bridge is replaced later this year.
Detour is in place.
YARMOUTH COUNTY: Kinney Hill Road, Arcadia
Kinney Hill Road, from Trunk 3 to Route 334 will have alternating lane closures for paving and shoulder gravelling until Friday, Dec. 13.
Signs and traffic control persons will be on site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
YARMOUTH COUNTY: Trunk 3, Arcadia
Trunk 3, Arcadia, from Peth Road westerly for about 250 metres will be closed for ditching, gravelling, repaving and shoulder work until Monday, Dec. 30.
Detour in place. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.