Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** HRP Media Release Police charge driver in vehicle/pedestrian collision ​ Police have charged the driver in a vehicle/ pedestrian collision that occurred earlier this week in Bedford. ​ ​ At approximately 9:50 p.m. on June 8, police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of the Bedford Highway and Convoy Run. A vehicle...

**** HRP Media Release May vehicle/pedestrian collision statistics Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP release a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue. ​ A total of 39 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported from January to May 2020 in Halifax Regional Municipality. Of the total collisions...

**** RCMP Media Release Hammonds Plains man arrested following head-on collision Halifax District RCMP arrested a Hammonds Plains man following in a head on collision in Hammonds Plains. At 5:15 p.m. on June 7, Halifax District RCMP responded to a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Hammonds Plains Rd near Yankeetown Rd. Preliminary investigation reveals that a silver...

**** Traffic Advisory via HHB: The MacKay Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 4:00am Saturday, June 13 until 10:00pm Sunday, June 14. The closure is needed to install a platform and set up equipment to inspect the main cable this summer.While the bridge is closed other maintenance work will also be done...

**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision Police investigated a vehicle/pedestrian collision in Bedford. Traffic was diverted for 90 minutes as the Bedford Highway was closed between Lindsay Hill and High Street. ​ ​ On June 8th, 2020 at approximately 9:49 p.m. police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of...

**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged: 78 km/hr over the limit ​On June​ 6 at​ 5:04 p.m.,​ a member of the RCMP’s Southeast Traffic Services in Halifax​ was on patrol on Hwy. 102 near Exit 2B and​ spotted a car travelling at a high rate of speed. He activated the RADAR and measured the...

**** RCMP Media Release Two impaired drivers arrested in Pictou County in less than 10 minutes Two impaired drivers were arrested in Pictou County just after midnight, in different areas of the county and within 10 minutes of each other. One was involved in a collision. On June 4 at 12:15 a.m., Pictou District RCMP...

**** HRM Media Release Gladstone, Clifton and King streets – Rolling Street Closures The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that a number of rolling street closures will be in place from Wednesday, June 3 to Thursday, June 25: ​ Gladstone Street, from Almon to North streets Clifton Street, from St. Albans to North streets...

**** RCMP Media Release Two stunting drivers charged in​ Cape Breton​ On May 30, a member of the RCMP’s​ North East Traffic Services in Cape Breton charged two drivers for stunting. Both drivers’ vehicles were towed, their licences suspended, and their vehicles were impounded for seven days. Each driver was fined $2,422.50.​ ​ ​ ​...

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for impaired driving ​ Police have charged a man in relation to an impaired driving incident that occurred in Dartmouth last night. ​ At approximately 10:15 p.m. officers were responding to a report of a disturbance on Roleika Drive in Dartmouth. As they were turning in to a...