Halifax Water crews are on-site undertaking an emergency water main repair near 1488 Birmingham Street, Halifax. Water service will be temporarily shut down in this area. No estimate of service restoration time.
Birmingham Street is open to local traffic only between Spring Garden Road and Clyde Street. Experienced traffic control personnel will be on-site to manage traffic flows. Sidewalks remain open.
Customers in the area may experience discoloured water during/following this repair. It is recommended that those customers run the COLD water at one faucet until the water runs clear. To learn more about discoloured water and to report it, please visit www.halifaxwater.ca/discoloured-water.
Motorists should expect delays and use alternate routes. Motorists are also reminded that speed fines double in work zones.
We apologize for any inconvenience this necessary infrastructure repair work may cause.
For the safety of work crews and residents, please observe social/physical distancing requirements (2 metres of separation).