Weekly Traffic Advisories

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Weekly Traffic Advisories

28 August 2026 | 1:41 PM

Public Works

traffic advisory

NOTE: The projects listed below are planned road and bridge work. For the most up-to-date provincial traffic notices, follow @511ns on X at https://x.com/511ns, call 511 or visit: https://511.novascotia.ca/

NEW WORK

CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Howie Centre, Sydney River

Trunk 4 from Aspen Grove Road easterly to Highway 125 eastbound Exit 6 off-ramp, will be reduced to one lane from Sunday, August 30 until Wednesday, September 30, for roadwork.

Work will take place Sunday through Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and will be completed during overnight hours.

CONTINUING WORK

ANNAPOLIS COUNTY: Trunk 1, Wilmot

Trunk 1 from the Middleton town line (Senator Road) to Old Mill Road is reduced to one lane until Monday, August 31, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Trunk 16, Upper Big Tracadie

Trunk 16 will have alternating lane closures until Wednesday, September 30, for culvert replacement.

Signs and traffic lights are in place. Work takes place daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Campbell Brook Bridge, Sydney

The Campbell Brook Bridge on Keltic Drive is closed for replacement until Wednesday, September 30.

The detour route includes Route 305, Northwest Arm Road and Route 239.

CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Catalone Lake Truss Bridge, Catalone Gut and Bateston

The Catalone Lake Truss Bridge on Mira Bay Drive is closed until Monday, November 30, for replacement.

Traffic control and detour signs are in place.

COLCHESTER COUNTY: Barnhill Bridge, Belmont

The Barnhill Bridge on Belmont Road, located between Cross Road and Plains Road, is closed until further notice.

Detour signs are in place.

COLCHESTER COUNTY: Edmund Lynds Bridge, North River

Route 311 between civic addresses 1333 and 1457 is closed for replacement of the Edmund Lynds Bridge until Monday, November 30.

The detour route includes Route 311, Upper Brookside Road, Brookside Road and Mountain Lee Road. Detour signs are in place.

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.

COLCHESTER COUNTY: Upham Bridge, Bayhead

Upham Bridge on Trunk 6 is closed until further notice for repairs.

The detour route includes Malagash Road, Highland Road, West Tatamagouche Road and Slade Road. Detour signs are in place.

GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 344, Aulds Cove

Route 344 from one kilometre south of Highway 104 southerly to Loggie Street has alternating lane closures until Wednesday, September 30, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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: Springreen Drive, Lady Slipper Crescent, Enfield

Springreen Drive and Lady Slipper Crescent are reduced to one lane until Monday, August 31, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from sunrise to sunset.

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.

HANTS COUNTY: Robinson Road, Shubenacadie

Robinson Road between Meadow Drive and Mill Village Road is reduced to one lane until Saturday, October 31, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from sunrise to sunset.

INVERNESS COUNTY: Cenotaph Road, West Bay

Cenotaph Road from Big Brook Road northerly for about three kilometres is reduced to one lane until Friday, October 30, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from sunrise to sunset.

INVERNESS COUNTY: Little Mabou Road, Port Hood

Little Mabou Road between Main Street and Trunk 19 are reduced to one lane until Friday, October 30, for roadwork.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from sunrise to sunset.

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.

LUNENBURG COUNTY: Upper Branch Road, Bridgewater

Upper Branch Road between Levi Hebb Road and Auburndale Road is closed until Wednesday, September 16, for bridge repairs.

A signed detour is in place. The detour route includes St. Phillips Road, White Pine Road (formerly Logan Road), Highway 325 and Auburndale Road.

PICTOU COUNTY: East River West Side Road, Millstream

East River West Side Road from Millstream Road to Bridgeville Road has alternating lane closures until Wednesday, September 30, for paving.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PICTOU COUNTY: Moore’s Ford Bridge, River John

The Moore’s Ford Bridge on West Branch Road is closed until further notice.

The detour route includes West Branch Road, College Grant Road and Route 256.

PICTOU COUNTY: River Road, Springville

River Road from Springville Road to Churchville Road has alternating lane closures until Wednesday, September 30, for paving.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PICTOU COUNTY: Route 374, Hopewell

Route 374 from Old Marshdale Road to Mark Road has alternating lane closures until Friday, October 30, for paving.

Traffic control is in place. Work takes place daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PICTOU COUNTY: Welsford Bridge, River John

The Welsford Bridge on Old Pictou Road is closed until further notice.

The detour route includes Old Pictou Road, Allen Road, Trunk 6 and River John Road.

PICTOU COUNTY: Stellarton Intervale Bridge, Stellarton

The Stellarton Intervale Bridge on Bridge Avenue is closed in both directions as a precaution until further notice.

A detour is in place via Highway 104.

YARMOUTH COUNTY: Raynardton Road, Tusket

Raynardton Road from Highway 103 northerly to Saunders Road has alternating lane closures for paving and guardrail work until Sunday, August 30.

Work takes place from sunrise to sunset. Traffic control is on-site.

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