Thursday, July 17, 2014 (Halifax, NS) – The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the traffic signals at the intersection of North Park, Cunard and Agricola streets are temporarily non-operational and motorists are urged to take alternative routes during the morning commute.

Traffic control personnel, including representatives from Halifax Regional Police, are on site to help direct traffic while the traffic signals are in flash mode. It is expected the signals will be operational later in the day.

The municipality apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks residents for their patience.

As part of the North Park Intersection Redesign Project, North Park Street – from Cunard to Cogswell – will be closed for a period of five weeks starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, for the first phase of construction on the first of two roundabouts in the area.

Crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, for the duration of this project. The street will not reopen overnight.

Throughout the closures, crews on site will be able to accommodate access to North Park Street from Cogswell Street for local residents, businesses and the Halifax Armoury.

For pedestrians, the sidewalk on the east side of North Park Street will be closed between Cunard and Cornwallis streets. Pedestrians and cyclists are encouraged to use the active transportation path on the Halifax Common that runs along the length of North Park Street.

This is a two-year project, beginning with construction of the roundabout at Cunard Street, which will be operational by Oct. 31, 2014. The second roundabout at the intersection of North Park, Cogswell, Rainnie, Trollope and Ahern streets will be built in 2015.

For more information on roundabouts and the North Park Intersection Redesign project, please visit www.halifax.ca.

Source: Release