Weekly Traffic Advisories (Apr 4)

Weekly Traffic Advisories (Apr 4)

 

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.

Municipal

 

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Road Closure – Lady Hammond Road Bridge

Location: Lady Hammond Road from Commission Street to Memorial Drive

Date:​ Friday, April 8 to Monday, April 11

Time: From 6 p.m. on Friday, April 8 to 6 a.m. on Monday, April 11.

Work details: This work is part of the Lady Hammond Road Bridge Rehabilitation.​ This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.

Traffic impact: A marked detour and pedestrian access will be in place.​ Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternative routes.

Note: Beginning Monday, April 11, only one lane of the bridge will remain operational until mid-summer.​ There will be temporary traffic control signals in place during this time.​ Motorists are required to treat these signals as they would at an intersection.

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Cobequid Road/Sackville Drive/Windsor Street

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Location: Cobequid Road near Hillside Avenue, Sackville Drive near Downsview Plaza, and Windsor Street near Seaforth Street

 

Date:​ Thursday, April 7

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Time: 9 a.m. to Noon

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Work details: This work is related to asphalt patching.

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Traffic impact: Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Traffic Delay – Chebucto Road & Connaught Avenue

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Location: Intersection of Chebucto Rpadd and Connaught Avenue

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Date: Tuesday, April 5 to Wednesday, April 6

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Time: 6 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Work details: This delay is to facilitate utility work by Nova Scotia Power.

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Traffic impact: One-way traffic will be maintained while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.​ ​

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Road Construction – Upper Water Street

Location: 2111 Upper Water Street

Date: Wednesday, April 6 to Thursday, April 14

Time: 24/7, including weekends

Work details: This work is to install a pole supporting power poles on Upper Water Street, across from the HMCS Scotian Building (2111 Upper Water Street) and the install DES pipe in support of the​Cogswell District project.

This work is in preparation of construction of a by-pass road, which is expected to be in place in Summer 2022.

Traffic impact: Both existing southbound lanes in the vicinity of 2111 Upper Water Street will be closed, and the center line will be altered to maintain one lane of traffic each way. Personnel will be on-site to direct traffic and pedestrians. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternative routes

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Road Construction – Barrington Street

Location: Barrington Street, south of Civic Address #2388 in the vicinity of Harbourview Apartments

Date: Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is for the excavation and removal of redundant underground infrastructure in support of the Cogswell District project. This work is in preparation of construction of a by-pass road, which is expected to be in place in Summer 2022.

Traffic impact: One lane will be closed in the Southbound direction in the vicinity of Harbourview Apartments south of 2388 Barrington Street. The sidewalk in this area will be closed. Alternate pedestrian access will be signed. Personnel will be on-site to direct traffic and pedestrians. Motorists should expect delays.

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Traffic Delay – Massachusetts Avenue

Location: ​ Massachusetts Avenue, before the onramp to McKay Bridge

Date:​ Tuesday, April 5

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.​

Work details: This work is in preparation for upcoming work on Lady Hammond Road Bridge. This work will facilitate the reinstallation of barriers to create lane drops on Massachusetts Avenue. It is expected that the lane drops created by the concrete barriers will be in place until mid-summer while work on the bridge is underway.​ ​

Traffic impact:​ Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternative routes whenever possible.​

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Road Closure – Chebucto Road & Connaught Avenue

Location: Chebucto Road at the Connaught Avenue intersection

Date: Tuesday, April 5 until Wednesday, April 6

Time: Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. until Wednesday, April 6 at 6 a.m.

Work details: This closure is to facilitate installation of a utility pole and transformer on a traffic island.

Traffic Impact: Motorists can expect delays in the area and are asked to take alternative routes where possible. Pedestrians should use the north side of Chebucto Road.

 

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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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CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Mira Gut Bridge, Mira Gut

Construction on Mira Gut Bridge will continue into the summer. Mira Bay Drive, from Brickyard Road to Mira Gut Lane, is limited to local traffic only.

Access to the beach parking area and washroom facilities will remain open during construction.

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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 30-tonne weight restriction are in place. All other trucks to follow posted truck route. 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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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 August 31.

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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Akerley Boulevard, Dartmouth

Highway 107, from Highway 118 to Gloria McCluskey Ave., will have lane reductions for road construction until April 30, to allow for the opening of the new Akerley Boulevard.
Work takes place 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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HANTS COUNTY: Highway 101, Windsor

The eastbound off-ramp at Exit 6, Highway 101 is 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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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.