Weekly Traffic Advisories (Dec 15)
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 – Old Sackville Road
Location: Old Sackville Road, between Beaver Bank Road and Lindsay Court
Dates: Thursday, Dec. 21
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Work Details: This street closure is to facilitate street restoration following utility work.
Traffic Impact: Traffic will be restricted to one-way on a section of Old Sackville Road from Lindsay Court toward Beaver Bank Road. A signed detour route will be in place while work is underway, and sidewalks will remain open. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Joseph Howe Drive
Location: 3514 Joseph Howe Drive
Date: Tuesday, December 19
Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Work details: This work is to reinstate landscaping due to infrastructure installation.
Traffic impact: Two-lanes of traffic will be maintained. The east sidewalk will be closed. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes.
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Road Closure – Prince Albert Road
Location: Prince Albert Road between Irishtown Road and Pleasant Street
Date: Monday, December 18
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Work Details: This is to facilitate film production.
Traffic Impact: A signed detour route will be in place. Sidewalks will remain open. Local and emergency access will be maintained. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Public Service Announcement
Traffic Delay – Santa Drive By
Location: Sackville Drive and area
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate the Santa Drive By.
Traffic impacts: The vehicle procession will impact: Springfield Lake Road, Fenerty Road, Sackville Drive, Lakeview Avenue, Andrea Lori Drive, Lakeview Drive, Dyllys Drive, Megan Crescent, Garrard Drive and Ledgeview Drive.
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Traffic Delay – Oxford Street
Location: Oxford Street from Chebucto Road to Quinpool Road
Date: Friday, Dec. 15
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This work includes line painting in support of the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Traffic will be restricted to one way on Oxford Street, between Chebucto Road and Quinpool Road. Sidewalks will remain open. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to take alternative routes whenever possible.
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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 Friday, December 22.
Temporary traffic signals are 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 Saturday, December 16 for work on the bridge decking.
Traffic control is on-site.
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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 Tuesday, January 30, 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 Saturday, December 23.
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 Friday, December 22.
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 December.
Traffic control is on-site.
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HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101, Windsor
The westbound on-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 or Exit 7. The on-ramp is closed until Tuesday, April 30.
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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 22.
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 Sunday, December 31.
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 Monday, January 15.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
