Road Closure – Broad Street (south)
Location: Broad Street, between Larry Uteck Boulevard and Evandale Lane
Date: Monday, Nov. 1 to Friday, Dec. 24
Time: Crews will be on site from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day (the closure will be in effect 24/7, including overnights and weekends)
Work details: This work is related to the construction of a new roundabout<www.halifax.ca/home/news/road-construction-larry-uteck-boulevard-5> at the intersection of Larry Uteck Boulevard, at Broad Street (south) and Brookline Drive. This project supports the 2021-25 Regional Council Strategic Priorities Plan<www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/budget-finances/2021%20StrategicPrioritesPlan_Final.pdf> 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: Broad Street (south), between Larry Uteck Boulevard and Evandale Lane, will be closed to traffic. Access will be maintained for local traffic only. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained on Larry Uteck Boulevard during peak hours (from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., then 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.). There will be stop-and-go traffic in place during non-peak hours. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes during this period.
Transit routes 90 and 194 will be detoured through Abbington Avenue and Evandale Lane, between Larry Uteck Boulevard and Broad Street. Transit stops 2027/2028 (Broad Street before/after Larry Uteck Blvd) and 7027 (Larry Uteck Blvd. before Belle Street) will be affected during the road closure.
Traffic control personnel will be in place during work hours to guide pedestrians. Temporary rectangular rapid flashing beacon signals will remain in place south of Broad Street and Brookline Drive to help pedestrians cross Larry Uteck Boulevard.
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