Weekly Traffic Advisories (1 May)
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 – Green Street
Location: Green Street, between Barrington and Queen streets
Date: Monday, May 11 to Friday, May 29
Time: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday
Work details: This is to facilitate road repairs in support of the Moving Better goals outlined in the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan.
Traffic impact: A lane closure will be in place while work is underway. The street will be accessible from Barrington Street only, with detour signs in place. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
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Traffic Delay – Intersection of Brunswick Street and Spring Garden Road
Location: Intersection of Brunswick Street and Spring Garden Road
Date: Sunday, May 10
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate electrical work on streetlights and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs). This work represents some of the final aspects of the Brunswick Street Complete Streets project.
Traffic impact: There will be stop-and-go traffic in place while this work is underway. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
Sidewalk impact: The north sidewalk will be closed with access maintained via the south sidewalk.
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Traffic Delay – Dutch Village Road
Location: Dutch Village Road, between Supreme Court and the southern intersection of Joseph Howe Drive and Dutch Village Road
Date: Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8
Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate removal of temporary winter measures for installation of concrete as part of the Dutch Village Road Complete Streets project.
Traffic impact: There will be rolling sections of stop-and-go traffic while this work is underway. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
Sidewalk and active transportation impacts: There will be rolling sections of sidewalk and bike lane closures while this work is underway. Marked detours will be in place.
Transit impact: Visit our website for impacts to Halifax Transit bus stops.
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Street Closure – Halfway Lake Drive
Location: Halfway Lake Drive, near civic 88 Halfway Lake Drive
Date: April 17, 2026, until late 2027
Time: 24-7
Work details: This area has been closed out of an abundance of caution to protect public safety, as the culverts have reached the end of their useful life at this location. Municipal staff are prioritizing efforts to progress the replacement of these culverts with a new bridge. This project supports the Moving Better goals outlined in the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan.
Traffic impact: A detour will be in place around this closure via Kipawa Crescent and Chippawa Street. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
Active transportation impact: Access for people walking and rolling will be maintained during this closure.
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Street Closure – Argyle Street
Location: Argyle Street, between Prince and Blowers streets
Date: Friday, April 17 until mid-November
Time: 24-7
Work details: This is to facilitate the seasonal closure of Argyle Street to motor vehicles, in support of the Moving Better goals outlined in the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan.
Traffic impact: Argyle Street will remain fully open to people walking, cycling and rolling. Access to all stores and restaurants will be maintained. Drivers are asked to use alternative routes.
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Traffic Delay – Dutch Village Road
Location: Dutch Village Road, between Supreme Court and the southern intersection of Joseph Howe Drive and Dutch Village Road
Date: Monday, April 20 to Friday, June 19 (weekdays only)
Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Work details: This is to facilitate the installation of benches, grass sod and other remaining landscaping elements of the Dutch Village Road Complete Streets project.
Traffic impact: Dutch Village Road is expected to remain open throughout construction, with two lanes of traffic maintained for much of this work with an altered centreline in place. Updates will be provided for planned periods of stop-and-go traffic as work progresses.
Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
Sidewalk impact: Sidewalks are expected to remain open during this work.
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Road Closure – Tower Road
Location: Tower Road CN bridge, between Southwood and Pine Hill drives
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4 until December 2026
Time: 24-7
Work details: This is to facilitate the Tower Road CN Bridge Rehabilitation project, part of a long-term plan to improve safety and reliability by rehabilitating seven CN-owned bridges on the Halifax peninsula.
Traffic impact: The Tower Road CN bridge will be closed for all use, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, while this work is underway. A marked detour via the Young Avenue CN bridge will be in place while this work is underway. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible.
The municipality is working with CN, Halifax Water and other involved utilities to coordinate construction activities and minimize impacts where possible.
Transit impact: Halifax Transit route 29 will detour around this work. Five bus stops will be impacted during this closure to accommodate these changes. Updates will be posted on: halifax.ca/htdisruptions
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NEW WORK
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 103, Beechville Highway 103 from the Beechville CNR overpass westerly to Exit 3 will have alternating lane closures for road maintenance and bridge work most nights until Monday, August 31. Work begins at 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and ends at 6 a.m. the next day. -
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY – Route 357, Musquodoboit Harbour
Route 357 in Musquodoboit Harbour has alternating lane closures from Trunk 7 northerly for six kilometres.Work takes place Monday to Friday from sunrise to sunset until Monday, June 1. Traffic control and signs are in place.
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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 Friday, 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: Barnhill Bridge, Belmont
The Barnhill Bridge on Belmont Road, located between Cross Road and Plains Road, will be closed until further notice.
Detour signs are in place.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Edmund Lynds Bridge, North River
Route 311 south of civic address 1457 and north of civic address 1333, is closed for replacement of the Edmund Lynds Bridge until Monday, November 30.
Traffic travelling south of civic address 1457 will detour via Route 311, Upper Brookside Road, Brookside Road and Mountain Lee Road.
Traffic travelling north of civic address 1333 will detour via Route 311, Mountain Lee Road, Brookside Road and Upper Brookside Road.Detour signs are in place. This section of Route 311 and the bridge are closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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COLCHESTER COUNTY: Salmon River Truss Bridge, Truro
The Salmon River Truss Bridge connecting Walker and Main streets will have alternating lane closures for roadwork until Wednesday, September 30. Work takes place daily from sunrise to sunset; signs and traffic lights are in place. ---HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 107 Twinning
Highway 107 from Burnside to Lake Loon will have temporary closures for blasting that is required for twinning. The closures will be 10 minutes long, and there will be up to two per day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Work takes place Monday to Friday until Thursday, July 30. Traffic control and signs are in place.
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HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102, Enfield
Highway 102 between Exit 7 and Exit 8 will be reduced to one lane at times both northbound and southbound for construction in the median.
Work takes place from sunrise to sunset until Saturday, October 31.
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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.
As part of the same project, Trunk 3 from one kilometre west of the carpool parking lot at Exit 7 to 400 metres east of the lot, has temporary lane closures for blasting until June 2026.
The work in both locations 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: Highway 106, Pictou
Highway 106 between the Pictou Rotary and the ferry terminal in Caribou is reduced to one lane for about four kilometres for paving until Monday August 31.
Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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PICTOU COUNTY: Moore’s Ford Bridge, River John
The Moore’s Ford Bridge on West Branch Road is 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.---
VICTORIA COUNTY: Seal Island Bridge
The Seal Island Bridge is reduced to one lane until Friday, June 5, for the replacement of bridge joints.
Traffic control signals are in place, and the speed limit is reduced.
