Weekly Traffic Advisories (Aug 26)
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.
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Traffic Delay – Simmonds Drive
Location: Simmonds Drive from Joseph Zatzman to Joseph Zatzman
Date: Tuesday, September 6
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate pavement testing relating to pre-engineering design for future project work.
Traffic impact: During this work there will be stop and go traffic in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Closure – Philip Drive
Location: Philip Drive from Short Lane to Howe Avenue
Date: Tuesday, September 6 to Thursday, September 8
Time: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day
Work details: This work includes removal and paving. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Philip Drive from Short Lane to Howe Avenue. will be closed while work is underway. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes when possible. Marked detours will be in place. Pedestrian and local traffic access will remain in place during this closure.
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Traffic Delay – MacDonald Avenue
Location: MacDonald Avenue from Wright to Illsley avenues.
Date: Tuesday, September 6
Time: 7 to 11 a.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate pavement testing relating to pre-engineering design for future project work.
Traffic impact: During this work there will be stop-and-go traffic in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible
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Traffic Delay – Thistle Street
Location: Thistle Street from Crichton Park to Victoria roads
Date: Thursday, September 1
Time: 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate pavement testing related to pre-engineering design for future project work.
Traffic impact: During this work there will be stop-and-go traffic in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible
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Traffic Delay – Beaver Bank Road
Location: Beaver Bank Road, from Meadow Drive to Tucker Lake Road
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate pavement testing relating to pre-engineering design for future project work.
Traffic impact: During this work there will be stop-and-go traffic in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Thistle Street
Location: Thistle Street from Crichton Park to Victoria roads
Date: Thursday, September 1
Time: 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate pavement testing related to pre-engineering design for future project work.
Traffic impact: During this work there will be stop-and-go traffic in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible
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Traffic Delay – Beaver Bank Road
Location: Beaver Bank Road, at the intersection of Millwood and Stokil drives
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 30
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for the installation of traffic signals. 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, the traffic signals will be shut down and traffic control personnel will be in place to direct traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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CONTINUING WORK
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ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Highway 104, James River
Highway 104, westbound lane about one kilometre west of James River Interchange, Exit 30, is reduced to one lane for about one kilometre.
Twinning work continues until 2023.
Signs are in place and drivers are encouraged to use caution.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Burnett Bridge
Burnett Bridge, over MacLean Brook on Route 224 in Pine Grove/Gays River, is closed until further notice.
Detour signs and a 30-tonne weight restriction are in place. All other trucks are to follow the posted truck route. The detour is via Saint Andrews River Road.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Old Truro Road, Tatamagouche
Old Truro Road, from Kennedy Hill intersection to the Cross Road in North River, is closed until further notice due to a large culvert failure.
A detour is in place.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Salmon River Bridge, Truro
Salmon River Bridge, on Highway 102 between exits 14 and 14A, is reduced to one lane northbound until October 31 due to planned work on the bridge decking.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Slade Road, Tatamagouche
Slade Road is closed between Lake Road and West Tatamagouche Road until further notice due to a bridge closure.
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GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 344 (Main Street), Mulgrave
Route 344/Main Street traffic is being re-routed onto the newly installed detour bridge.
The entrance to Mill Street from Main Street is closed, and drivers should use an alternate route. Signs are in place.
The detour will remain in place until Wednesday, August 31.
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GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 16
Trunk 16, from 1.4 kilometres north of Lincolnville Loop, north to Mattie Road, is reduced to one lane for brush clearing and road work until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101, Windsor
The eastbound off-ramp at Exit 6, Highway 101, is closed for the construction of a new interchange to downtown Windsor.
A detour is available via Exit 5A. The off-ramp will be closed until September 2023.
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HANTS COUNTY: Hydes Bridge, Lantz
Hydes Bridge on Highway 277 is closed until further notice.
A detour is in place via Dutch Settlement Road, Elmsdale Road and Trunk 2. Signs are in place.
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LUNENBURG COUNTY: Indian Path Bridge, Bayport
Indian Path Bridge, Route 332, is closed for replacement until October.
A detour is in place.
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PICTOU COUNTY: East River West Side Road, Eureka
The section between 6280 East River West Side Road and Churchville Road is closed until October 31 for the replacement of the Eureka Mills Bridge.
A detour is in place.
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PICTOU COUNTY: Route 289 (Little Harbour Road)
Route 289 (Little Harbour Road), from the New Glasgow town line northerly to Route 348, is reduced to one lane for paving and patching until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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PICTOU COUNTY: Westville Road
Westville Road at the Westville Road Bridge over Highway 104 is closed nightly, Sunday through Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Work continues until Wednesday, August 31. A detour will be in place and drivers should proceed with caution.
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RICHMOND COUNTY: Port Royal Bridge, Isle Madame
Port Royal Bridge on Port Royal Road is closed until further notice. A detour is in place on MacEachern Road.
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RICHMOND COUNTY: West Bay Road, St. Peter’s
West Bay Road, from Nature Dream Boulevard westerly for 4.6 kilometres, is reduced to one lane for repaving until September 30.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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RICHMOND COUNTY: Trunk 4
Trunk 4, from Riverside Road eastbound for about 7.1 kilometres, is reduced to one lane for repaving until September 30.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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SHELBURNE COUNTY: Highway 103, Jordan Falls
Highway 103, about 100 metres west of Exit 24, has alternating lane closures for rehabilitation work on Jordan Falls Bridge until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control lights are in place. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Hardscratch Road, Yarmouth
Hardscratch Road, from the Yarmouth town line to Greenville Road, has alternating lane closures for paving and patching until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Lake George Road, Lake George
Lake George Road, from Richmond Road to Crosby Road, has alternating lane closures for road work until Wednesday, August 31.
Signs are in place and traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Lakeside Road, Yarmouth
Lakeside Road, from Main Shore Road to Dayton Road, is reduced to one lane for paving until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Main Shore Road, Yarmouth
Main Shore Road, from Darling Lake Road north for about two kilometres, is reduced to one lane for ditching and culvert work until Wednesday, August 31.
Traffic control is on site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
