Weekly Traffic Advisories (9 Jan)
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 – St. Margarets Bay Road
Location: St. Margarets Bay Road from Raines Mill Road to Oliver Street
Date: Monday, Jan. 19 to Thursday, Jan. 22
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate pedestrian rail work in support of the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic and an altered centre line will be in place while work is underway. Drivers and pedestrians should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Traffic Delay - Bedford Highway and Hammonds Plains Road
Location: Intersection of Bedford Highway and Hammonds Plains Road
Date: Thursday, Jan. 15 to Friday, Jan. 16
Time: 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate traffic signal work in support of the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place while work is underway. The traffic lights at the intersection will be shut down at 8 p.m. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Traffic Delay – St. Margarets Bay Road
Location: St. Margarets Bay Road, from Viewmount to Head Harbour drives
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 13
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate line painting in support of the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.
Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place while work is underway. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Street Closure - Chebucto Road
Location: Chebucto Road between Windsor and St Matthias streets
Dates: Saturday, Jan. 10 to Sunday, Jan. 11
Time: 8 a.m. on Saturday to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Work details: This street closure is to facilitate the safe installation of power poles and lines for the new development at 2300 Windsor Street.
Traffic impact: A marked detour will be in place. Drivers should expect delays and use alternative routes where possible.
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Traffic Delay – Herring Cove Road
Location: Herring Cove Road from 556 Aikenhead Road to Sarah Drive
Date: Saturday, Jan. 10
Time: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Work details: This work is in support of the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network
Traffic impact: A lane drop will be in place while work is underway. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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CONTINUING WORK
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CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Campbell Brook Bridge, Sydney
The Campbell Brook Bridge on Keltic Drive is closed for replacement until July 31.
The detour is via Route 305 to Northwest Arm Road to Route 239 to Route 305. The bridge is closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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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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HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 1, Windsor
Trunk 1 from the Windsor town line to the St. Croix Bridge is reduced to one lane for construction until further notice.
Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place weekdays from sunrise to sunset.
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LUNENBURG COUNTY: Highway 103 Twinning, Hubbards to Chester
Highway 103 from two kilometres west of Exit 6 to four kilometres west of Exit 7 has temporary lane closures for blasting until May 2027.
The work is planned for most weekdays at about 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for about 10 minutes at a time. The eastbound and westbound lanes are both closed during the blasting. Traffic control is in place.There will not be blasting or lane closures on the following: - after noon on Fridays - holidays and days before holidays - weekends.
---PICTOU COUNTY: Moore’s Ford Bridge, River John
The Moore’s Ford Bridge on West Branch Road will be closed until further notice. The detour is via West Branch Road, College Grant Road and Route 256. ---PICTOU COUNTY: Welsford Bridge, River John
The Welsford Bridge on Old Pictou Road is closed until further notice. The detour is via Old Pictou Road, Allen Road, Trunk 6 and River John Road.
