Weekly Traffic Advisories (Sept 17)
Note: Each week the local listings are expanded and updated. During the week new and updated tasks are added. Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid.
Municipal
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Road Construction – Herring Cove Road
Location: Herring Cove Road, from Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill
Date: Friday, Sept. 24
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction– Ochterloney Street
Location: Ochterloney Street, between Alderney Drive and Victoria Road
Date: Friday, Sep. 24
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for natural gas service line installation.
Traffic impact: One-way traffic will be maintained while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Night Time Road Construction – Wyse Road
Location: Wyse Road, at the intersection with Nantucket Avenue
Date: Thursday, Sept. 23
Time: 8 p.m. on Thursday until 6 a.m. on Friday
Work details: This work is for traffic signals installation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Intersection signals will be shut down and there will be stop and go traffic during this work. Traffic control personnel will be in place to direct motorists and pedestrians. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – Purcells Cove Road
Location: Purcells Cove Road, from Herring Cove Road to Williams Lake Road
Date: Thursday, Sept. 23
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during the work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – St. Margarets Bay Road
Location: St. Margarets Bay Road, from Forestglen Drive to Grebe Avenue
Date: Thursday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 24
Time: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: During this work stop and go traffic will be in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – Herring Cove Road
Location: Herring Cove Road from the Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill Road
Date: September 22
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: There will be stop and go traffic while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – South Park Street
Location: South Park Street, from Inglis Street to South Street
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 22
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for road rehabilitation This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – South Street
Location: Intersection of South Street and Oxford Street
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 22 to Friday Sept. 24
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each daily
Work details: This work is for road rehabilitation This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during this work. Traffic control personnel will be in place to direct traffic and pedestrians. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – Buckingham Drive
Location: Buckingham Drive, from Flat Lake Drive to Penny Lane
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 22
Time: 12 noon to 7 pm (Tuesday only)
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Wednesday only)
Work details: This work is for installation of traffic calming. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Night Time Road Construction – Bedford Highway
Location: Bedford Highway, from Southgate Drive to Larry Uteck Boulevard
Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Sept. 24
Time: 7 p.m. each day to 6 a.m. of the following morning
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – Hollis Street
Location: Hollis Street, between Morris Street and Terminal Road
University Avenue, between LeMarchant Street and Robie Street
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Sept. 24
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is to replace flexible bollards on bike lanes.
Traffic impact: Traffic lanes will be maintained but narrowed around work sites. Bike lanes and sidewalks will remain open.
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Parking Lot Closure – Sir Sandford Fleming Park
Location: Sir Sandford Fleming Park
Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Wednesday, Sept. 22
Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Work details: This work is for paving the parking lot of Sir Sandford Fleming Park.
Traffic Impact: No public access for parking or to the boat launch will be allowed during work.
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Road Construction – Herring Cove Road
Location: Herring Cove Road, from Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18 (Herring Cove Road from Armdale Rotary to Purcells Cove Road only)
Monday, Sept. 20 (Herring Cove Road form Purcells Cove Road to Cowie Hill only)
Time 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday only)
9 a.m. to 4p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday only)
Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Lane drops will be in place during the work on Saturday. Stop and go traffic will be in place during the work on Monday. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Alderney Drive
Location: Alderney Drive, between Portland Street and Prince Street
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Work details: This work is for utility work related to Nova Scotia Power
Traffic impact: Two-way traffic will be maintained while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – North Street
Location: North Street, between Dublin and Oxford streets
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is related to the setup of a relocated protected sidewalk on the north side of North Street. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic Impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Night Time Road Construction – South Park Street
Location: South Park Street at Spring Garden Road
Date: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 to Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
Time: 6 p.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday
Work details: This work is related to Nova Scotia Power utility pole replacement.
Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place at the intersection of South Park Street and Spring Garden Road. Additional stop-and-go traffic will be in place at the intersection of Spring Garden Road and Martello Street. The sidewalk will be closed on the west side of South Park Street, between Sackville Street and Spring Garden Road, and on the north side of Spring Garden Road between Summer Street and North Park Street.
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Road Construction – Bayers Road
Location: Bayers Road, at the entrance to Halifax Shopping Centre
Date: Sunday, Sept. 19
Time: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Work details: This work is for traffic signals at this intersection, in support of the Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor project.
Traffic impact: Traffic signals will be shut down and traffic control personnel will be in place to direct traffic and pedestrians during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – Larry Uteck Boulevard
Location: Larry Uteck Boulevard, at the intersection of Broad Street South and Brookline Drive
Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Dec. 24
Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Work details: This work is for the construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Larry Uteck Boulevard, Broad Street South and Brookline Drive. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network and will improve access to and from current and future developments in Bedford West.
Traffic Impact: Motorists and cyclists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible. Traffic lane reductions and temporary street closures will be required throughout construction to complete the work. Further announcements will be issued for any street closures or detours.
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Road Closures – Portland Street and Prince Albert Road: Open Street Sundays
Location: Portland Street, from Alderney Drive to Prince Albert Road, and Prince Albert Road, from Portland to Hawthorne streets.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 19.
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work details: This closure is for Open Street Sundays – a community-led initiative, which aims to open streets to a greater variety of transportation modes. The event is meant to encourage people to enjoy the Halifax region in a new way by walking, biking and moving around safely and comfortably on a two-kilometer route. For further event information, click here.
Traffic impact: the route will be closed to motorists, however, access will be maintained for emergency vehicles if required. Traffic will be permitted to cross Portland Street at King Street. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Construction – St. Margarets Bay Road
Location: St. Margarets Bay Road, between Beech Tree Run and Sheppards Run
Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Oct. 1
Time: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for road widening on St. Margarets Bay Road.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during the work. Sidewalks will also be closed during working hours.
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Construction during COVID-19: Construction crews will strive to maintain physical distancing measures, however, residents may see workers within two metres of each other while completing certain tasks which aligns with the exemptions outlined in the Provincial Health Order. If approaching construction crews, residents are asked to maintain at least two metres of physical distancing.
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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Dillmans Bridge, Meaghers Grant
Dillmans Bridge on Wyse Road is closed until further notice. A detour is available via Old Guysborough Road. Signs are in place.
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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Peggys Point Road, Peggy’s Cove
Peggys Point Road, from the Visitor Information Centre west for about one kilometre, is reduced to one lane for roadwork until Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Work to take place from sunrise to sunset.
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HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102, Lantz
A temporary detour is in place on Highway 102 north of Exit 8, Elmsdale, for the replacement of the Nine Mile River bridges, northbound and southbound. This work is part of ongoing construction for the new Lantz Interchange and Connector Road.
The Lantz Interchange and Connector Road is expected to be complete and open to traffic by Sunday, Oct. 31.
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LUNENBURG COUNTY: Highway 103
Highway 103, between exits 9 and 10, has alternating lane closures for roadwork until Thursday, Sept. 30.
Work takes place 24 hours per day.
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ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Highway 104, James River
Highway 104, westbound lane about one kilometre west of James River Interchange, Exit 30, will be reduced to one lane for approximately one kilometre.
Twinning work continues until 2023.
Signage is in place and drivers are encouraged to use caution.
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DIGBY COUNTY: Joggins Bridge, Highway 101
Joggins Bridge, between exits 25 and 26, will be reduced to one lane with a reduced speed limit of 80 km/h due to bridge rehabilitation. Work will take place until Sunday, Oct 31.
Traffic control is in place.
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