Weekly Traffic Advisories (Nov 24)
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 – Albemarle Street
Location: Albemarle Street between Cogswell and Duke streets
Date: December 4 to 22
Time: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work Details: This work is for gas main installation for a development.
Traffic Impact: One lane traffic will remain at all times on Albemarle Street. Access to parking structures will be maintained. Work impacting Duke Street is peak hour restricted and two-way traffic will be maintained at all times on Duke Street. The sidewalk on the west side will remain open. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Traffic Delay – Wrights Cove Road
Location: 6 Wrights Cove Road
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 28 to Friday Dec. 1, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily
Details: This delay is the result of a natural gas pipeline installation. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times.
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Road Closure – Akerley Boulevard
Location: Akerley Boulevard from Willams Avenue to Burnside Drive
Date: Monday, November 27 to Friday, December 1
Time: 24/7
Work details: This work is to facilitate water main construction.
Traffic impact: A signed detour will be in place. Motorists should expect delays and use alternative routes.
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Traffic Delay – Briarwood Crescent and Briar Place
Location: Briarwood Crescent from Lacewood Drive to Bayview Road, and Briar Place from Briarwood Crescent to the end
Date: Sunday, November 26
Time: 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Work details: This work is for pavement maintenance, 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. Local street access will be maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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NEW WORK
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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Beaver Bank Connector, Lower Sackville
The Beaver Bank Connector will be reduced to one lane inbound to Lower Sackville/Beaver Bank at the intersection of Old Sackville Road until Wednesday, November 29, to allow for repairs to the drainage system.
Old Sackville Road is closed from the Beave Bank Connector to Downsview Drive. Detour signs are in place.
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CONTINUING WORK
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ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Salt Springs Brook Bridge, Trunk 7
Salt Springs Brook Bridge on Trunk 7, about four kilometres south of the Town of Antigonish, is reduced to one lane until Thursday, November 30.
Temporary traffic signals are in place.
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CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Commercial Street Bridge, Glace Bay
Commercial Street Bridge is closed for repairs until Friday, December 1.
A detour is in place.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Donaldson Bridge, French River
Donaldson Bridge on Lake Road, about three kilometres west of Tatamagouche, is closed until further notice.
The detours are on Trout Brook Road and Cooper 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 Friday, December 15 for 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 because of a bridge closure.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Fountain Road, South Middleboro
Fountain Road, between Hunter Road and Simmonds Road, is closed until Friday, December 15 for removal and replacement of the Howard Bridge.
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 because of the width of structures on the detour route.
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GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 16, Lincolnville
Trunk 16, from 0.2 kilometres north of the Old Monastery Road northerly to 1.4 kilometres north of the Lincolnville Loop, has alternating lane closures for paving and brush cutting until Thursday, November 30.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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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 in both directions for the construction of the Highway 107-Highway 102 interchange until Thursday, November 30.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset.
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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 111 (Windsor Street Exchange), Halifax
Construction on the structure over Mackintosh Street will continue through November.
Traffic control is on-site.
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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 December.
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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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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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SHELBURNE COUNTY: Baccaro Road, Port La Tour
Baccaro Road has alternating lane closures for roadwork until Friday, December 15.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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SHELBURNE COUNTY: Trunk 3, Shag Harbour
Trunk 3, from Evelyn Richardson Memorial Elementary School to 350 metres west of Pas Lane, will have alternating lane closures for roadwork until Thursday, November 30.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Gavel Road Overpass, Tusket
Highway 103 at Exit 33, Gavel Road Overpass, has alternating lane closures for bridge rehabilitation until Monday, December 18.
Traffic lights are in place. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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YARMOUTH COUNTY: Route 308, Sluice Point
Route 308, from Indian Sluice Bridge to the wharf on Morris Island, is reduced to one lane for road repairs until Friday, December 15.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
