Public Service Announcement

Southend Halifax Road Construction

(Tuesday, December 1, 2009) -Attention motorists on or about Wednesday, December 2nd,road work at the intersection of South and South Park Streets will require the partial closure of the intersection, as well as sections of South and South Park Streets.

The duration of construction is approximately 3 weeks. This work is to allow for the installation of new water and sewer lines.

Traffic travelling east on South St. will be required to turn right on South Park St. There will be no left turns on to South Park St. There will be no left or right turns on to South Park St. for traffic west bound on South St.
South Park St. will be closed from South St. north (inbound) to the area just south (outbound) of the VG Hospital parking lot entrance.

Pedestrian access will be maintained. There is no on street parking in the work zone.

Please note, all shops and services adjacent to the work zone will remain open during the construction period.

Municipal service disruptions, if required, will be kept to a minimum durationand affected residents and businesses will be notified in advance.
Experienced traffic control personnel will be on-site to ensure smooth traffic flow. On site personnel will also maintain communication with local residents and businesses to help minimize disruption.

The hours of work will be Monday to Friday 7:00am to 6:00pm, with weekends as required.

We apologize for any inconvenience this necessary work may cause.

Please note, on or about Wednesday, December 2nd, the intersection of Fenwick and South Park Streets will reopen.

For more information please visit www.halifaxwater.ca (http://www.halifaxwater.ca/ )

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Contact: James Campbell - Halifax Water Communications & Public Relations Coordinator
490-4604

Steve Hogan- Project Manager, Dexter Construction
240-1289