Current Notices
Newbery Street – Water Main Repair
Halifax Water crews are on-site undertaking an emergency water main repair near 3787 Newbery Street, Halifax. Water service will be temporarily shut down in this area. No estimate of service restoration time.
Newbery Street will be open to local traffic only. 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.
Dumbarton Avenue – Water Main Repair
Until approximately 5:00 PM, Halifax Water crews will be undertaking an emergency water main repair near 15 Dumbarton Avenue, Dartmouth. Water service will be temporarily shut down in this area. No estimate of service restoration time.
There will be stop-and-go traffic in the work zone. Experienced traffic control personnel will be on-site to manage traffic flows. Sidewalks remain open.
Traffic Advisory – Canal Street
Beginning on Tuesday, February 18, until approximately June 2025, Dexter Construction, on behalf of the Halifax Regional Municipality and Halifax Water, will be completing recapitalization and elevation changes on Canal Street.
The following traffic control plans will be in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until June 2025:
Fairview & Halifax Area – Wastewater System Maintenance
Halifax Water is planning to perform wastewater system maintenance work at the Halifax wastewater treatment facility located at 2180 Barrington Street, Halifax. This work is tentatively scheduled for a 28-day period between March 24 and May 31, 2025, but it is subject to change depending on the weather. Halifax Water will provide the exact dates this maintenance will take place in advance of the start date.
During this scheduled work, it is estimated that approximately 3,016,000 m3 of screened wastewater will be released into the Harbour from 14 relief points between the Fairview and Downtown Halifax. These locations are designed to occasionally alleviate pressure from high volumes in the collection system due to wet weather.
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