Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** Halifax Water Release Dutch Village Road – Wastewater System Maintenance ​ Halifax Water crews will be completing wastewater system maintenance this evening from 6:00 PM until approximately 12:00 midnight on Dutch Village Road. This work will require a lane drop on Dutch Village Road between Joseph Howe Drive and McFatridge Drive; see attached map. There...

*** Info via Environment Canada (Photos Sean Dewitt) Hurricane Juan Storm Summary At 12:10 a.m. ADT, Monday, September 29, 2003, Hurricane Juan made landfall in Nova Scotia between Shad Bay and Prospect. Juan arrived as a Category 2 storm. The storm ripped northward through the province, weakening quickly as tropical cyclones do over land. Arrive in Prince...

**** Halifax Water Release Chebucto Road – Wastewater System Maintenance ​Halifax Water crews are currently completing wastewater system maintenance on Chebucto Road between Connaught Avenue and Swaine Street. This work includes a lade reduction on Chebucto Road with an altered centerline. We anticipate that this work will be complete by 4:00 PM today. Motorists should...

**** RCMP Media Release Driver arrested following serious injury collision On September 27 at approximately 4:25 a.m. Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Hwy 12 in Aldersville. EHS and the Fire Department also responded. The driver, a 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene. The car was travelling on Hwy. 12...

**** HRM Media Release Black Lives Matter street art installation ​The Halifax Regional Municipality will be painting the words “Black Lives Matter” on the following streets beginning Saturday, Sept. 26: ​ Alderney Drive between Ochterloney and Queen streets from 7 p.m. Saturday, September 26 until the installation is complete. Brunswick Street between Carmichael and Prince...

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with driving at almost double the posted speed limit ​ Halifax Regional Police have charged two drivers with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in the last two days, one of whom was travelling at almost double the posted speed limit. ​ Yesterday...

**** TRANSPORTATION Media Release Weekly Traffic Advisories (Sept 25) 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 Bypass A repaving...

**** RCMP Media Release This is why the RCMP asks people to report erratic driving ​ On September 24 at 10:15 a.m., Colchester District RCMP responded to a call of an erratic driver on Hwy. 102 near Stewiacke. Police made a patrol and located the black SUV swerving on the highway, and nearly side swiping...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP and Child Safety Link remind drivers to​ safely buckle up child passengers In support of Child Passenger Safety Week 2020, September 20 to 26, the Nova Scotia RCMP and Child Safety Link are reminding motorists to ensure their young passengers are safely buckled up in the right​ seat. ​ ​...

**** TRANSPORTATION Province Reduces Burden on Ride Hailing Services —————————————————————– Nova Scotians want more choices when it comes to local transportation. That is why the province announced today, Sept. 24, that it is reducing costs and administrative burdens for taxi and ride hailing services. “Making it easier to do business is an important step toward...