Current Notices
Windmill Road – Water Main Repair
Halifax Water crews are on-site repairing a water main on Windmill Road near the intersection of Wright Avenue in Dartmouth.
Windmill Road is reduced to one lane in each direction between Wright Avenue and Ralston Avenue until approximately 6:00 PM. Sidewalks remain open.
Motorists should expect delays and use alternate routes. Motorists are also reminded that speed fines double in work zones.
We apologize for any inconvenience this necessary infrastructure improvement work may cause.
For the safety of work crews and residents, please observe social/physical distancing requirements (2 metres of separation).
Churchill Drive – Wastewater System Maintenance
On April 28-30, from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Halifax Water crews will be undertaking wastewater system maintenance on Churchhill Drive, Halifax, between Joseph Street and Flinn Street. This area will be open to local traffic only.
Bedford Highway – Wastewater System Maintenance
Halifax Water crews will be undertaking wastewater system maintenance tomorrow (Friday, April 23) on the Bedford Highway in Bedford.
This work will require a lane drop near 1600 Bedford Highway from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Pedestrian access will be maintained. There will be no loss of services.
2021 Water Distribution System Flushing
In order to maintain high-quality water throughout the water distribution system, Halifax Water crews will begin seasonal hydrant flushing Sunday, April 18 in the areas of Westphal, Caledonia and Montebello; Kingswood, West Bedford and Bluewater Road; downtown Halifax and Spryfield.
Flushing in these areas will begin Sunday, April 18 at 10:00 PM and continue each day from 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM until Friday, April 23 at 6:00 AM. This 5-day flushing rotation will continue for approximately two months as crews move throughout the distribution system. Further updates will be provided as flushing progresses to other areas.
There will be no traffic impacts.
Spring Garden Road – Wastewater System Maintenance
Attention motorists and cyclists, Eastern Trenchless, on behalf of Halifax Water, will be undertaking wastewater system maintenance through cure-in-place-pipe (CIPP) trenchless lining technology on Spring Garden Road.
This work will take place on April 12-23 (weather permitting), from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM each day. This work is taking place during evenings and nights to reduce the impact on traffic. A Noise By-Law exemption has been granted for this work.
This work will require lane drops/closures on portions of Spring Garden Road between Cathedral Lane and Queen Street. There will be stop-and-go traffic in these areas during the hours of this work.
CN/HRM South Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Starting in mid-April 2021, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) will begin a construction project to rehabilitate the existing South Street bridge in Halifax, near the Northwest Arm. As part of this work, stormwater and wastewater piping on the existing bridge will be temporarily relocated to an adjacent temporary steel bridge.
Once work on the existing CN bridge is complete, the wastewater and stormwater pipes will be relocated back to the CN bridge and buried under the new road structure. The temporary steel bridge will then be removed.
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