EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURES OR ADVISORIES:


OTHER CLOSURES AND ADVISORIES:
Information on local roads is listed here. For most trunks, routes and 100-series highways, consult the map.

  • YARMOUTH COUNTY:
    Raynardton Bridge on Raynardton Road in Yarmouth County will be closed from Monday, June 3rd, 2013 to Sunday, September 15th, 2013. Bridge will be closed to all traffic for the duration of the project. The travelling public is advised to use an alternate route. The closure is necessary to replace the existing structure.

  • Hants County:
    Route 215, 0.1 km north of Beaverpond Road, at Central Burlington, will be reduced to one lane traffic, from April 30, 2013 to June 30, 2013 approximately, for culvert replacement. Traffic lights are in place and speed is reduced to 50 km/hr. Motorists are advised to use caution in this area.
  • HANTS COUNTY:
    Gardiners Truss Bridge on Garden Road is open with a 12 tonne weight restriction.
  • HANTS COUNTY:
    The bridge on Clayton McKay Road in Brooklyn is now open with a 5 Tonne weight restriction until further notice.
    The detour for traffic over 5 Tonne is as follows: Eastbound traffic on Ashdale, heading to McKay Rd turn right on Woodville Rd, then right on McKay. West bound on McKay heading to Ashdale Rd and Smiley's Park, stay on Mckay, turn left on Woodville, turn left on Ashdale and for Smiley's Park, left on Clayton Mckay Rd.
  • CUMBERALND COUNTY:
    West Apple River Rd is open to through traffic due to washouts as of Wednesday June 5,2013. Still expect delays from cleanup.
    CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
    May 22, 2013
    Route 242: from River Hebert westerly to Joggins Fossil Cliffs
    Road repair, one lane traffic, be prepared to stop, expect delays from 2013-05-22 to 2013-06-30, NSTIR wishes to advise that road work, including ditching, culvert installation and paving will be conducted on Route 242 from River Hebert to Joggins. Work commencing May 22, 2013 continuoing to June 30,2013. Work is expected from 6:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday with possible weekend work.
  • COLCHESTER COUNTY:
    - Kerrs Mill Road, Wallace - Between Route 6 and Route 368
  • PICTOU COUNTY:
    - Back Road is closed near the Brookland Road between civic number 545 and 555 because of flooding and bridge damage, and is also closed at the eastern end near Stillman Road. Civic numbers 555 and 600 are accessible from the Plant Road while civic 525 and 545 are accessible from the Brookland Road.
    - Porter Road is closed at the northern end near/at the Elmfield Road because of bridge damage.
    - Sandy Stewart Road is closed due to bridge damage 0.1 km west of Rte 256, access to residences on this road can be made from Stewart Road.
  • GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY:
    - The Melford Brook Bridge on Route 344 at Middle Melford is closed. A two-lane detour bridge is in place until a permanent bridge is built. The speed limit has been reduced to 60 kilometres per hour and warning signs are in place.
  • IN RICHMOND COUNTY THE STERLING ROAD IS CLOSED AT THE LOCH LOMOND END UNTILL FURTHER NOTICE.
  • VICTORIA COUNTY : RED BRIDGE
    The Red Bridge on the Old Margaree Road in Big Baddeck is closed to traffic. A detour is in place.
  • INVERNESS NORTH:
    Crowdis Bridge in Northeast Margaree is closed to all traffic. Use alternate routes - Cranton Cross Road, West Big Interval Road and Hatchery Road.
  • Trout Brook Road will be closed from Monday June 10 till Friday June 21. Bridge repair. Use Hillside Road for detour.
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1 Lower Sackville to Bear River Bridge good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
2 Amherst to Fall River good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
3 Upper Tantallon to Hubbards good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
  Hwy 103 at Exit 18 to Summerville Centre good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
3 Hwy 103 at Exit 18 to 20 km east of Summerville Centre road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-06-10 to 2013-08-31 2013-06-10 12:00
4 Thomson Station to Glenholme good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
  Truro to Mount Thom good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
  Port Hastings to Port Hawkesbury good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
  St Peters to Irish Cove good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
4 Irish Cove to Sydney Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
4 15 km south of Sydney River to 20 km south of Sydney bridge repair, local detour, road closed 2013-06-10 to 2013-06-28 2013-06-10 14:57
4 Sydney to Glace Bay Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
6 Amherst to Port Howe good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
  Port Howe to Jct Rte 368 good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
6 Port Howe to 2 km west of Pugwash road repair, one lane traffic, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-22 to 2013-07-31 2013-05-22 11:35
  Jct Rte 368 to Pictou Rotary good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
7 Burnside Industrial Park to Bedford Bypass good summer driving 2013-06-10 13:14
  East Preston to Antigonish good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
8 Liverpool to Annapolis Royal good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
10 Bridgewater to Middleton good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
12 Chester Basin to Kentville good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
14 Chester to Milford good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
16 15 km south of Village of Guysborough road repair, one lane traffic, be prepared to stop 2013-06-18 08:16
16 Vicinity of Halfway Cove road repair, one lane traffic, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-22 to 2013-09-30 2013-06-05 14:04
  Village of Guysborough to Monastery good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
19 Port Hastings to Margaree Forks good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
Northwest Arm Drive Main Avenue Fairview to Old Sambro Road good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
22 Sydney to Louisbourg Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
Cabot Trail Hwy 105 at Exit 7 to Margaree Forks good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
Cabot Trail Margaree Forks to Cheticamp good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
Cabot Trail Vicinity of Point Cross for 6 km road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-06-03 to 2013-09-30 2013-06-01 09:14
Cabot Trail Cheticamp to Pleasant Bay good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
Cabot Trail 15 km north east of Cheticamp to Pleasant Bay road repair, one lane traffic, expect delay 2013-05-27 to 2013-05-30 2013-05-29 09:03
Cabot Trail Pleasant Bay to South Harbour good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
Cabot Trail St Anns to South Harbour good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
101 Bedford to Upper Sackville good summer driving 2013-06-10 13:14
  Upper Sackville to Yarmouth good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
102 Halifax to Kearney Lake good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
102 1 km east of Exit 1 to Kearney Lake bridge repair, reduced speed 2013-04-01 to 2013-11-30 2013-03-27 12:56
  Kearney Lake to Shubenacadie good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
  Shubenacadie to Truro good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
102 Truro road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-27 to 2013-08-31 2013-05-22 10:28
103 Halifax to Bridgewater good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
  Bridgewater to Danesville good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
103 5 km west of Bridgewater to 14 km east of Danesville road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-07-01 to 2013-08-31 2013-06-12 11:26
103 Bridgewater to 20 km east of Danesville road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-06-17 to 2013-09-30 2013-06-14 11:29
  Danesville to Granite Village good summer driving 2013-06-16 08:26
103 1 km west of Exit 21 to 13 km east of Granite Village road repair, local detour, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-22 to 2013-06-14 2013-06-13 10:37
  Granite Village to Yarmouth good summer driving 2013-06-03 15:20
104 NB Border to Mount Thom good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
  Mount Thom to New Glasgow good summer driving 2013-05-22 18:09
104 Mount Thom to 17 km west of New Glasgow on westbound lane(s) one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop 2013-05-06 to 2013-07-31 2013-05-10 15:31
  New Glasgow to W. Canso Causeway good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
  W. Canso Causeway to St Peters good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
105 Port Hastings to Whycocomagh good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
  Whycocomagh to Bucklaw good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
105 7 km north of Whycocomagh for 1 km on northbound lane(s) road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-27 to 2013-07-12 2013-05-27 16:18
  Bucklaw to Dalem Lake good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
105 Dalem Lake to North Sydney Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
106 Pictou Rotary to Hwy 104 at Exit 22 good summer driving 2013-05-22 18:09
107 Westphal to Musquodoboit Harbour good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
  Burnside Industrial Park to Westphal good summer driving 2013-06-10 13:14
111 MacKay Bridge to Woodside good summer driving 2013-06-10 13:14
118 Mic Mac Boulevard to Hwy 102 good summer driving 2013-06-10 13:14
125 Hwy 105 at Exit 20 to Grand Lake Road Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
125 Vicinity of Exit 6 to Vicinity of Grand Lake Road road repair, local detour, reduced speed 2012-07-11 to 2013-06-30 2013-04-03 11:38
202 Jct Trunk 1 to Trunk 14 good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
207 Ross Road to West Chezzetcook good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
209 Parrsboro to Apple River good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
212 Oldham Road to Jct Rte 357 good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
215 Noel to Shubenacadie good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
217 Digby to East Ferry good summer driving 2013-05-06 17:24
223 Hwy 105 at Exit 6 to Grand Narrows good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
223 Grand Narrows to Leitches Creek Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
224 Gays River Bridge to Sheet Harbour good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
236 Union Corner to Truro Heights good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
242 River Hebert to Maccan good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
245 Sutherlands River to Antigonish good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
252 Whycocomagh to Mabou good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
256 West New Annan to Pictou Colchester County Line good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
256 road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-15 to 2013-08-01 2013-05-15 08:33
  College Grant to Lyons Brook good summer driving 2013-05-22 18:09
277 Lantz to Gays River good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
289 Green Oaks to Westville good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
302 Southampton to Nappan good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
305 Sydney Mines to Sydney River Bare with moisture present 2013-06-10 14:57
306 Spryfield to Sambro good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
307 Trunk 4 to Trunk 6 good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
311 Onslow to Earltown good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
  Earltown to Tatamagouche good summer driving 2013-06-10 15:05
311 12 km north of Earltown bridge repair, local detour, road closed 2013-06-11 to 2013-06-21 2013-06-10 15:05
316 Highway 104 to Antigonish County Line good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
321 Oxford to Port Philip good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
333 End of Bay Road to Tantallon good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
336 Upper Musquodoboit to Eastville good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
337 Malignant Cove to Antigonish good summer driving 2013-06-18 08:16
347 New Glasgow to Guysborough County Line good summer driving 2013-05-22 18:09
349 Spryfield to Sambro good summer driving 2013-06-07 16:31
354 Halifax/Hants County Line to Jct Route 236 good summer driving 2013-06-19 08:38
357 Jct Trk 7 to Middle Musquodoboit good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
368 Mahoneys Corner to Wallace Bay good summer driving 2013-06-05 15:20
374 Sheet Harbour to New Glasgow good summer driving 2013-06-14 23:11
376 Pictou Rotary to Central West River good summer driving 2013-05-22 18:09
395 Whycocomagh to South Lake Ainslie good summer driving 2013-06-19 14:10
  South Lake Ainslie to Southwest Margaree good summer driving 2013-06-13 15:02
395 23 km north of South Lake Ainslie to Vicinity of Southwest Margaree road repair, one lane traffic, reduced speed, be prep to stop, expect delay 2013-05-02 to 2013-08-31 2013-05-02 12:05
Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Conditions
Macdonald Bridge Dartmouth to Halifax good summer driving 2013-03-27 11:47
Macdonald Bridge Dartmouth to Halifax Closures, Dartmouth bound heavy volumes, Halifax bound medium volumes 2013-06-19 15:03
MacKay Bridge Dartmouth to Halifax good summer driving 2013-03-27 11:47
MacKay Bridge Dartmouth to Halifax Traffic conditions, Dartmouth bound medium volumes, Halifax bound medium volumes 2013-06-19 15:20
Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Emergency Road Closures or Advisories
Ferry Crossing Information
LaHave : in service (2013-06-16 08:26)
Country Harbour : serv suspended [sched maint], 3 days (2013-06-18 08:16)
Little Narrows : in service (2013-06-13 15:02)
Englishtown : in service (2013-06-13 15:02)
Tancook Island : in service (2013-06-16 08:26)
Petit Passage : in service (2013-04-20 18:03)
Grand Passage : in service (2013-04-20 18:03)
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