Weekly Traffic Advisories (Sept 17) 

Weekly Traffic Advisories (Sept 17) 
Weekly Traffic Advisories (Sept 17)  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. Municipal **** HRM Media Release

Road Construction – Herring Cove Road

Location: Herring Cove Road, from Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill

Date: Friday, Sept. 24

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports 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 during this work.​ Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction– Ochterloney Street

Location: Ochterloney Street, between Alderney Drive and Victoria Road Date: Friday, Sep. 24 Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work details: This work is for natural gas service line installation. Traffic impact: One-way traffic will be maintained while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.​ ​ .

Night Time Road Construction – Wyse Road

Location: Wyse Road, at the intersection with Nantucket Avenue

Date: Thursday, Sept. 23

Time: 8 p.m. on Thursday until 6 a.m. on Friday

Work details: This work is for traffic signals installation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.

Traffic impact: Intersection signals will be shut down and there will be stop and go traffic during this work. Traffic control personnel will be in place to direct motorists and pedestrians. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – Purcells Cove Road

Location: Purcells Cove Road, from Herring Cove Road to Williams Lake Road

Date: Thursday, Sept. 23

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports 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 during the work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – St. Margarets Bay Road

Location: St. Margarets Bay Road, from Forestglen Drive to Grebe Avenue

Date: Thursday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 24

Time: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.

Traffic impact: During this work stop and go traffic will be in place. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – Herring Cove Road

Location: Herring Cove Road from the Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill Road

Date: September 22

Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation.​ This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.

Traffic impact: There will be stop and go traffic while work is underway.​ Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – South Park Street

Location: South Park Street, from Inglis Street to South Street

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 22 ​

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is for road rehabilitation This project supports 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 during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – South Street

Location: Intersection of South Street and Oxford Street

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 22 to Friday Sept. 24

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each daily

Work details: This work is for road rehabilitation This project supports 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 during this work. Traffic control personnel will be in place to direct traffic and pedestrians.​ Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – Buckingham Drive

Location: Buckingham Drive, from Flat Lake Drive to Penny Lane

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 22

Time: 12 noon to 7 pm (Tuesday only)

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Wednesday only)

Work details: This work is for installation of traffic calming. This project supports 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 during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Night Time Road Construction – Bedford Highway

Location: Bedford Highway, from Southgate Drive to Larry Uteck Boulevard

Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Sept. 24

Time: 7 p.m. each day to 6 a.m. of the following morning

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports 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 during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – Hollis Street

Location: Hollis Street, between Morris Street and Terminal Road

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ University Avenue, between LeMarchant Street and Robie Street

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Sept. 24

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is to replace flexible bollards on bike lanes.

Traffic impact: Traffic lanes will be maintained but narrowed around work sites. Bike lanes and sidewalks will remain open.

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Parking Lot Closure – Sir Sandford Fleming Park

Location: Sir Sandford Fleming Park

Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Wednesday, Sept. 22

Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Work details: This work is for paving the parking lot of Sir Sandford Fleming Park.

Traffic Impact: No public access for parking or to the boat launch will be allowed during work.

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Road Construction – Herring Cove Road

Location: Herring Cove Road, from Armdale Rotary to Cowie Hill

Date: ​ Saturday, Sept. 18 (Herring Cove Road from Armdale Rotary to Purcells Cove Road only)

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monday, Sept. 20 (Herring Cove Road form Purcells Cove Road to Cowie Hill only)

Time​ ​8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday only)

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​9 a.m. to 4p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9​ p.m. (Monday only)

Work details: This work is for pavement rehabilitation. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network.

Traffic impact: Lane drops will be in place during the work on Saturday. Stop and go traffic will be in place during the work on Monday. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Traffic Delay – Alderney Drive

Location: Alderney Drive, between Portland Street and Prince Street Date: Saturday, Sept. 18 Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Work details: This work is for utility work related to Nova Scotia Power Traffic impact: Two-way traffic will be maintained while work is underway. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.​ .

Road Construction – North Street

Location: North Street, between Dublin and Oxford streets

Date: Saturday, Sept. 18

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is related to the setup of a relocated protected sidewalk on the north side of North Street. This project supports 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. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Night Time​ Road Construction – South Park Street

Location: South Park Street at Spring Garden Road

Date: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 to Monday, Sept. 20, 2021

Time: 6 p.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday

Work details: This work is related to Nova Scotia Power utility pole replacement.

Traffic impact: Stop-and-go traffic will be in place at the intersection of South Park Street and Spring Garden Road. Additional stop-and-go traffic will be in place at the intersection of Spring Garden Road and Martello Street. The sidewalk will be closed on the west side of South Park Street, between Sackville Street and Spring Garden Road, and on the north side of Spring Garden Road between Summer Street and North Park Street.

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Road Construction – Bayers Road

Location: Bayers Road, at the entrance to Halifax Shopping Centre

Date: Sunday, Sept. 19

Time: ​ 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Work details: This work is for traffic signals at this intersection, in support of the Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor project.

Traffic impact: Traffic signals will be shut down and traffic control personnel will be in place to direct traffic and pedestrians during this work. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – Larry Uteck Boulevard

Location: Larry Uteck Boulevard, at the intersection of Broad Street South and Brookline Drive

Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Dec. 24

Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Work details: This work is for the construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Larry Uteck Boulevard, Broad Street South and Brookline Drive. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan to establish a safe and accessible integrated mobility network and will improve access to and from current and future developments in Bedford West.

Traffic Impact: Motorists and cyclists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible. Traffic lane reductions and temporary street closures will be required throughout construction to complete the work. Further announcements will be issued for any street closures or detours.

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Road Closures – Portland Street and Prince Albert Road: Open Street Sundays

Location: Portland Street, from Alderney Drive to Prince Albert Road, and Prince Albert Road, from Portland to Hawthorne streets.

Date: Sunday, Sept. 19.

Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Work details: This closure is for Open Street Sundays – a community-led initiative, which aims to open streets to a greater variety of transportation modes. The event is meant to encourage people to enjoy the Halifax region in a new way by walking, biking and moving around safely and comfortably on a two-kilometer route. For further event information, click here.

Traffic impact: the route will be closed to motorists, however, access will be maintained for emergency vehicles if required. Traffic will be permitted to cross Portland Street at King Street. Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.

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Road Construction – St. Margarets Bay Road

Location: St. Margarets Bay Road, between Beech Tree Run and Sheppards Run

Date: Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Oct. 1

Time: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Work details: This work is for road widening on St. Margarets Bay Road.

Traffic impact: Stop and go traffic will be in place during the work. Sidewalks will also be closed during working hours.

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Construction during COVID-19:​ Construction crews will strive to maintain physical distancing measures, however, residents may see workers within two metres of each other while completing certain tasks which aligns with the exemptions outlined in the Provincial Health Order. If appro