Weekly Traffic Advisories

News release Weekly Traffic Advisories 2 October 2026 | 12:10 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 x.com/… , call 511 or visit: 511.novascotia.ca CONTINUING WORK ANTIGONISH COUNTY: Trunk 16, Upper Big Tracadie Trunk 16 has alternating lane closures until Friday, October 9, 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 Sunday, December 20. 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. CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Jewells Bridge, Main-A-Dieu Jewells Bridge on Louisbourg Main-A-Dieu Road is closed for replacement until Friday, October 30. The detour route includes Main-A-Dieu Road and Trunk 22. 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 has alternating lane closures for roadwork until Thursday, October 15. 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: Country Harbour Cable Ferry The Country Harbour cable ferry is out of service until late October. The interruption in service is needed to complete the dry-dock inspection and maintenance required by Transport Canada every five years. GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 344, Aulds Cove Route 344 from one kilometre south of Highway 104 southerly to Loggie Street has alternating lane closures until Thursday, October 15, for roadwork. Traffic control is in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. HANTS COUNTY: Highway 102, Enfield Highway 102 between Exit 7 and Exit 8 is 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: Highway 104/Port Hastings Rotary, Port Hastings Highway 104 between the Cape Breton end of the Canso Causeway and Highway 105 at Field Street is reduced to one lane until Saturday, October 31, for repaving of the Port Hastings rotary. Traffic control is on-site, and motorists can expect delays. Work is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and finish at 6 a.m. the next day. INVERNESS COUNTY: Little Mabou Road, Port Hood Little Mabou Road between Main Street and Trunk 19 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: Mabou Bridge, Mabou The Mabou Bridge on Trunk 19 is reduced to one lane until Saturday, October 31, for repairs. Traffic lights are in place. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. KINGS COUNTY: South Bishop Road, Coldbrook South Bishop Road from Trunk 1 to Highway 101 is reduced to one lane until Monday, November 30, for ditch, culvert and paving work. Traffic control is on-site. Work takes place daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 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 is closed until further notice. The detour route includes West Branch Road, College Grant Road and Route 256. 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 Friday, October 16. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset. Traffic control is on-site. Follow Us X (formerly Twitter) Facebook YouTube All government social media accounts