Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** TRANSPORTATION Media Release Weekly Traffic Advisories (Oct 16) 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. Provincial  / Municipal HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Bedford BypassA repaving and...

**** Halifax Water Release Quinpool Road – Lane Drops for Stormwater System Maintenance / Cobequid Road – Water System Maintenance Today, October 15, Halifax Water crews will be undertaking stormwater system maintenance on Quinpool Road. This work will take place between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. During this work, Quinpool Road will be reduced to...

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial impaired statistics for September 2020As Nova Scotia’s Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, the Nova Scotia RCMP is releasing statistics for all RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia for September 2020 on...

**** HRP  / RCMP Media Releases HRP Police charge two drivers with stunting ​ Halifax Regional Police have charged two drivers with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit earlier in the week. ​ On Tuesday at approximately 2:10 p.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at...

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial stunting statistics for September 2020 As Nova Scotia’s Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, the RCMP is releasing statistics on stunting charges​ monthly. For the month of September 2020, Nova Scotia...

**** Halifax Water Release Leiblin Park Area – Water Main Repair ​ Tomorrow, October 15, Halifax Water crews will be undertaking water main repairs on Rockingstone Road. This work will take place from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. See attached map for traffic impacts. Customers in the Leiblin Park area may experience low water pressure...

**** RCMP Media Release Bible Hill man charged in fatal single vehicle collisionThe​ Colchester County​ RCMP’s General Investigation Section (GIS)​ has laid multiple charges against a Bible Hill man​ in a fatal single vehicle collision on April 12 on Hwy. 246, in Oliver, Colchester County. ​ The RCMP, Fire and EHS​ responded to the collision...

**** Advisory via Environment Canada ENDED Special weather statement and frost advisory for tomorrow via Environment Canada (frost advisory ended) http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns Heavy rain is expected on Wednesday. Total rainfall: 20 to 40 mm. Locally higher amounts possible. Maximum wind gusts: 50 to 70 km/h. Stronger coastal gusts possible. Locations: Atlantic coast of mainland Nova Scotia...

**** RCMP Media Release Windsor RCMP on scene of a serious motorcycle crash ​At approximately 4:33 p.m. a passing motorist notified police of a motorcycle failing to make a corner on Hwy. 1 near Lighthouse Rd. in Mount Denson. The RCMP, Fire and EHS attended the scene and found a single motorcycle with lone rider...

**** HRM Media Release Robie Street/Young Street Transit Priority Corridor Construction on new dedicated bus lanes is nearing completion on Robie Street (between Quinpool Road and Young Street) and Young Street (between Robie and Windsor streets). This project is a key component of the Integrated Mobility Plan (2017), which recommended investment in transit lanes on several key...