Weekly Traffic Advisories (May 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 – Finlay Drive
Location: Finlay Drive, between Wright Avenue and Commodore Drive
Date: Sunday, June 4 to Friday, June 16
Time: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily
Work details: This work is to facilitate asphalt repair, which 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 while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Windmill Road
Location: Intersection of Windmill Road and Faulkner Street
Date: Monday, June 5th
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate natural gas pipeline installation.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place for the intersection. Pedestrian access will be maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Portland Street
Location: Portland Street, between Canal and Maitland Streets
Date: Friday, June 2
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate asphalt restoration after soil investigation.
Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place on Portland Street. Pedestrian access will be maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternate routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Queen Street
Location: Queen Street, from Spring Garden Road to Clyde Street
Dates: Thursday, June 1
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is to support regrading and asphalt reinstatement.
Traffic impact: The sidewalk on the west side will be closed during this time and the east sidewalk will remain open. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to take alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Beaver Bank Road at the intersection of Millwood and Stokil drives
Location: Beaver Bank Road at the intersection of Millwood and Stokil drives
Date: Wednesday, May 31
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for sidewalk and curb repair. 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 while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Beaver Bank Road, at the intersection of Millwood Drive and Stokil Drive
Location: Beaver Bank Road, at the intersection of Millwood Drive and Stokil Drive
Date: Tuesday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work is for traffic signal installation. 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 while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Intersection of Portland Street, Opalridge Drive and Green Village Lane
Location: Intersection of Portland Street, Opalridge Drive and Green Village Lane
Date: Monday, May 29 and Tuesday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
Work details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate asphalt restoration. Further questions can be directed to Eastward Energy at 902.466.2003.
Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place while work is underway, with traffic control personnel will be on-site. Pedestrian sidewalk access will be always maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Cow Bay Road
Location: Cow Bay Road between Bissett to Dyke roads
Date: Monday, May 29 to Thursday, June 1
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work includes asphalt repair, in support of 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 take alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Closure – Duke Street
Location: Duke Street from Barrington to Granville streets
Date: Sunday, May 28
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate exterior work on the pedway.
Traffic impact: A marked detour will be in place while work is underway. Residents should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Road Closure – Upper Water Street
Location: Upper Water Street at Duke Street (in front of Historic Properties)
Date: Friday, June 9 to Monday, June 12
Time: 9 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday June 12
Work details: This is the third of several closures along this segment to allow for the installation of new sidewalk, bike lanes, and asphalt in front of Historic Properties. This work is in support of the Cogswell District project.
Traffic impact: Residents will be directed around the construction area by signs and traffic control personnel. A marked detour will be in place from Upper Water and Duke streets to Upper Water and Barrington streets, near the Baton Rouge restaurant.
Northbound vehicular traffic on Upper Water Street will be detoured west at Duke Street to Barrington Street. Transport trucks travelling northbound will detour at Lower Water Street moving west on Morris Street.
Cyclists will be required to share the road with vehicular traffic and follow the detour signs in place. Access to businesses will be maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternative routes.
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Traffic Delay – Beaverbank Road
Location: Beaverbank Road, from Glendale Drive to Douglas Avenue
Date: Monday, May 29
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Work details: This work includes asphalt repair, in support of 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 take alternative routes whenever possible.
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NEW WORK
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ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Caledonia Marydale Road, Marydale
Starting Monday, May 29, Caledonia Marydale Road will be open to local traffic only because of a culvert replacement.
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CONTINUING WORK
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CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 105, North Sydney
The intersection of Highway 105 and Tobin Road is reduced to one lane for roadwork until July 31.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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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, due to work on the bridge decking.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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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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CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Fountain Road, South Middleboro
Fountain Road, between Hunter Road and Simmonds Road, is closed for removal and replacement of the Howard Bridge until October 31.
Traffic will be detoured from Fountain Road via Simmonds Road and Keers Mill Road. Vehicles more than four metres wide need to plan an alternate route due to the width of structures on the detour route.
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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102, Bedford/Lower Sackville
Highway 102, from Exit 4A to Exit 4C, has lane reductions and intermittent road closures on the northbound and southbound highway for the construction of the Highway 107-Highway 102 Interchange.
Highway 102 northbound and southbound, Highway 101, Bedford Highway, Bedford Bypass, Duke Street, Glendale Avenue and Sackville Drive have intermittent road closures for blasting until June 30.
Traffic control will be on-site. Road closures for blasting occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday to Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. Lane reductions occur from sunrise to sunset Monday to Thursday and from sunrise to noon on Friday.
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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 is closed until September.
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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 further notice.
A detour is in place.
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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, Port Hawkesbury
West Bay Road, from Nature Dream Boulevard, easterly for 3.8 kilometres, is reduced to one lane for roadwork 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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VICTORIA COUNTY: Highway 105, South Haven
Highway 105, from 3.2 kilometres west of Trunk 30, easterly to 600 metres east of Route 312, is reduced to one lane for roadwork until June 30.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
