Town of Bridgewater

STORM > Town Hall and Town of Bridgewater public offices will delay opening until 10 a.m. this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, due to icy conditions throughout the region. For more TOB storm-related updates, please visit bridgewater.ca/storm.

STORM > Town Hall is closing at 12 noon, staff working remotely today for the remainder of regular hours. Bridgewater Transit service will be concluding early at 2 p.m. A Winter Parking Alert is in effect for overnight in TOB. For complete details, visit bridgewater.ca/storm.

RCMP officers are responding to a collision on Hwy. 103, near Exit 10 in Martins River. Expect delays and avoid the area.

There will be a brief, planned outage in #Bridgewater tomorrow, Saturday, July 20, from 5:30–6 AM. More information and a map of impacted customers can be found here: nspower.ca/plannedoutages. 1/2

An approximate 30-minute emergency outage will be taking place in #Bridgewater shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience. This outage will allow our crews to safely repair equipment at the substation. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thank you for your patience.

TRAFFIC > Motorists are advised to expect the possibility of brief delays in the North Street and Aberdeen Road area this afternoon until approximately 4 p.m. as sewer cleaning takes place in the area. Please plan your travel time and routes accordingly.

TRAFFIC > HIGH STREET, from Victoria to Empire, will be closed to thru traffic from 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, through 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, for curbing and sidewalk/trail installation. Local traffic to homes and businesses in the area will be permitted.

NOTICE > Annual sewer cleaning work has begun in Bridgewater. Work is focused on the east side of Bridgewater through March 28. Motorists should expect brief delays a result. For details on what sewer cleaning means in your neighbourhood, visit bridgewater.ca/news.

WASTE COLLECTION > NOTICE FOR SOUTH STREET AND AREA Residents who live on or in the area of South Street in Bridgewater are advised that waste collection will be delayed on Thursday until approximately 12 noon or later. We invite you to share this message.

UPDATE >>> Drilling scheduled for March 7 has been postponed and will instead take place on Friday, March 8.

TRAFFIC > Work will continue on Thursday, March 7, 2024, beginning at 8 a.m. on borehole drilling on Dufferin Street. Motorists travelling through the area should expect brief delays; the lights at York/Alexandra and Dufferin will be offline for a portion of the day during work.

portion of the day and traffic control will be in place. Motorists travelling through the area are advised to expect brief delays. Please take alternate routes or allow for additional travel time as required. For a map of the work area, please visit bridgewater.ca/roads.

TRAFFIC > Bridgewater motorists are advised that a contractor will be carrying out borehole drilling today on Dufferin Street, between York/Alexandra and Exhibition Drive. As a result, traffic lights at the intersection of Dufferin and York/Alexandra will be offline for a ... 1/2

Traffic will be detoured via the emergency access road at 310 Dufferin Street to Jerry Byers Drive. For a map of the work area, please visit bridgewater.ca/roads.

TRAFFIC > HECKMAN AVENUE, from Civic #10 to Civic #16, will be closed to thru traffic from Tuesday, March 5, through 4:30 p.m., on Friday, March 8, 2024, for service installation. Local traffic is NOT permitted.

Please avoid this area. Members of the public wishing to access the remainder of the cemetery grounds may still do so via the York Street entrance.

📣 PUBLIC NOTICE > ACCESS TO BROOKSIDE CEMETERY Following the storm overnight, due to a fallen tree and downed power line, public access to the grounds of Brookside Cemetery from the Victoria Street entrance will be closed for today until repairs and cleanup can take place.

Alternate access will be granted via the emergency access road from 310 Dufferin Street to Jerry Byers Drive. The Town of Bridgewater regrets any inconvenience caused to residents and businesses. For a map of the work area, please visit bridgewater.ca/roads.

TRAFFIC > HECKMAN AVENUE, from High St. to Jerry Byers Dr., on Tuesday, February 20, to Friday, March 1, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily). This section of street will be closed to traffic until work is complete. Local traffic only is permitted.

A temporary detour is in place and will remain until technicians can resolve the matter.

📣 TRAFFIC > Motorists are advised that due to a technical issue with the temporary traffic lights on the approaches to Veinot Bridge, the section of KING STREET between Starr and Victoria is currently closed to through traffic.