Media Advisory

HRM Road Conditions Worsen, Highway 207 to be Closed Near Lawrencetown Beach

(September 4, 2010) - Please be advised that road conditions continue to worsen. Halifax Regional Police are reporting hydro-planing conditions on Highway 102 near the Larry Uteck exchange, and urge drivers to avoid the area.

Additionally, RCMP have advised that Highway 207 near Lawrencetown Beach will be closed as water is cresting to the road.

Residents are once again urged to please stay off the roads and highways until further notified.

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Contact:

Shaune MacKinlay
Public Information Officer, HRM EMO
233-6838 (cell)