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UPDATE: Water Service Advisory – Herring Cove Road & Area – Estimated Water Service Restoration & Bottled Water
Repairs are now complete, and the water system is refilling. The majority of impacted customers will see their water service restored this evening; however, some customers (at higher elevations) may not experience normal water pressure until tomorrow, Friday, December 10, or may experience longer periods of discolouration.
We understand that the winter weather and road conditions have limited people’s mobility today. Due to these extenuating circumstances, Halifax Water is coordinating with local agencies to provide drinking water for those who may require it tonight or early tomorrow.
For those customers requiring drinking water, bottled drinking water will be available at Halifax Fire Station 60, 40 Latter Pond Lane, Herring Cove, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, tonight, December 9, and again from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Friday, December 10.
Customers who experience discoloured water should run the COLD water at one faucet for about 10 minutes. You should see the water clear. Do not use the hot water faucet since this will draw discoloured water into your hot water heater/tank. If the water fails to clear after 10 minutes, wait for a few hours and again try running only the cold water. Learn more about discoloured water and report it at: www.halifaxwater.ca/discoloured-water.
Herring Cove Road will remain closed to all traffic between Dentith Road and Sussex Street as crews work to restore the road near the site of this repair. A detour is in place.
For the safety of work crews and residents, please observe social/physical distancing requirements (2 metres of separation).
For more information on Halifax Water, please check www.halifaxwater.ca, visit us on YouTube, or Twitter @HalifaxWater, Facebook, or call our Customer Care Centre at 902-420-9287.
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Water Service Advisory – Herring Cove Road & Area – Water Main Repair
Halifax Water crews are continuing work to repair a water main on Herring Cove Road. Customers in the following areas may experience low water pressure or no water service until approximately 8:00 PM tonight (see attached map):
Spryfield
Thornhill
Williams Lake
Boulderwood
Green Acres
Herring Cove
Cowie Hill
Armdale
Melville Cove
Leiblin Park
Full water pressure is expected to be restored in these areas overnight into tomorrow morning as the system refills following the repair today.
Herring Cove Road is closed to all traffic near Dentith Road. Experienced traffic control personnel will be on-site to manage traffic flows. Sidewalks remain open.
Motorists should expect delays and use alternate routes. Motorists are also reminded that speed fines double in work zones.
We apologize for any inconvenience this necessary infrastructure improvement work may cause.
For the safety of work crews and residents, please observe social/physical distancing requirements (2 metres of separation).
For more information on Halifax Water, please check www.halifaxwater.ca, visit us on YouTube, or Twitter @HalifaxWater, Facebook, or call our Customer Care Centre at 902-420-9287.
