Halifax redevelopment project hits milestone as motorists deal with traffic congestion
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The closing of a section of Barrington Street means the Cogswell Street redevelopment project in Halifax has reached an important stage.
The closing of a section of Barrington Street means the Cogswell Street redevelopment project in Halifax has reached an important stage.
“It is a big day. Major milestone today,” says project manager Donna Davis.
Davis says construction is now nearly 75 per cent complete. With the closure, however, comes new detours and inevitable traffic tie-ups.
“I expect that over the next two weeks there will be some congestion as people come into the district, they’re not used to the new detour road that we provided,” Davis says. “There are two major routes coming into the district, the Cogswell District. Upper water Street is still available to travellers as well as new Cogswell Street.”
Congestion is a common problem for many motorists. On Saturday, a car drove into Lake Banook in Dartmouth, slowing traffic along Prince Albert Road and side streets.
On the Bedford highway, just past the Windsor Street exchange, a serious accident involving a dump truck snarled traffic in both directions.
