Friday, July 11, 2014 (Halifax, NS) – The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that crews will be doing sidewalk replacement and repairs on a number of downtown Halifax streets during the overnight hours next week.

Crews will be working from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, from Monday, July 14, to Saturday, July 19, at the following locations:

• Gottingen Street from Cogswell Street to North Street;
• Barrington Street from Cogswell Street to North Street;
• Barrington Street from Sackville Street to Prince Street.

Motorists should be aware that street parking will be limited at these locations when crews are doing their work.

This work is part of larger efforts to improve the sidewalks in downtown Halifax and will continue for several weeks over the summer. The municipality apologizes in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause.

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Media Contact:

Jennifer Stairs
Halifax Regional Municipality
Public Affairs
902-476-5975
stewarj@halifax.ca