Public Advisory
The City of St. John's posts public advisories whenever we have an interruption in service to ensure the public is kept informed. Some of the categories of advisories include water, garbage, recreation, traffic and building closures. The view below lists advisories that are upcoming or currently on-going.
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Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on the main feed to Shea Heights. All of Shea Heights will be affected. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 12:00am Tuesday December 13, 2016....
Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on Water Street. Residents on Water Street and surrounding areas will be affected. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 4p.m. today, Friday, December 9, 2016....
Motorists are advised that due to infrastructure work on Blackmarsh Road, a detour will be in place between Frecker Drive and Harrington Drive. Flagpersons will be on site and detours will be in place.
...Contractors may be working on the following streets from December 5 -9 under the City's annual Sidewalk Maintenance Program. Work may involve concrete work, paving, utility adjustment, etc. Commuters may experience traffic delays on these streets:
...The 2016 Annual Downtown Christmas Parade, organized by Downtown St. John’s, has been rescheduled to take place on Sunday, Dec. 4 at noon
...Residents are advised that The Festival of Music and Lights have been canceled for today December 5 at 5 pm due to inclement weather and will go ahead next Saturday Dec 10 at 5 pm.
Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on Milbanke Street. Residents on Milbanke Street and surrounding areas will be affected. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 5p.m. today, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
...The lane reduction on Bays Bulls Road near the overpass will end at 4 p.m. today, Monday, Dec. 5.
...Motorists are advised that this work has been postponed until further notice.
If you wish to speak with an operator, please call Access St. John's at 311 or (709) 754-CITY (2489).
Contractors may be working on the following streets from November 28 - December 2 under the City's annual Sidewalk Maintenance Program. Work may involve concrete work, paving, utility adjustment, etc. Commuters may experience traffic delays on these streets: Alexander Street
...The Annual Downtown Christmas Parade has been cancelled due to forecasted weather.
This event has been rescheduled for Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon.
If you wish to speak to an operator, please press '0' or stay on the line.
Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on LeMarchant Road - betwenn Bennett Avenue and Campbell Avenue. The east bound lane will be closed to traffic. Emergency vehicles will be allowed access
...There will be a scheduled Website Service Interruption for property based apps for November 26 from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This interruption will affect the following website services:
...Motorists are advised that King's Bridge Road (between Kenna's Hill and Empire Avenue) will have a lane reduction in place on Friday, November 25, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm to facilitate roadwork. Flagpersons will be on site. Also, Kenna's Hill (southbound) will have a lane reduction.
...Contractor will be conducting CCTV Sewer Pipe Inspections on the following streets in Goulds from November 25 -26, 2016. Traffic interruptions and delays may be experienced during this project; however, kept to a minimum and two-way traffic will be maintained. Flag persons will be used to...
Residents of St. John's are advised there are water main repairs ongoing on 20 Quebec Street. The road is closed on Quebec Street from between Vancouver Street to Halifax Street. Only emergency vehicles will be allowed access
...Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break at 5 Whiteway Street. Residents on Whiteway Street and surrounding areas will be affected. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, November 22, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised there will water main repairs ongoing and the water will be shut off in the following areas: Meadowbrook Drive, Walsh Place, Fleming's Road, Eden Street, Riverside Drive West, Kieley Drive, Everard Avenue, Bonnie Drive, Hennessey's Line. Crews will be working...
Residents of St. John's are advised there will water main repairs ongoing and the water will be shut off in the following areas: Meadowbrook Drive Park Place, Meadowbrook Park Road. Crews will be working in these areas on Monday, November 21, 2016 to Wednesday, November 23, 2016 from 8a.m. to...
Contractors may be working on the following streets from November 21-25 under the City's annual Sidewalk Maintenance Program. Work may involve concrete work, paving, utility adjustment, etc. Commuters may experience traffic delays on these streets:
...Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on King's Bridge Road. Affected areas are those on King's Bridge Road, New Cove Road to Winter avenue and surrounding areas, Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by midnight, Thursday,...
The City of St. John’s is currently conducting sanitary sewer vapour testing on Durdle Drive as part of the 2016 sewer assessment work. This will be ongoing today, Wednesday, November 16, 2016. ...
Please be advised the crews have completed the work and the water is now back on.
...Motorists are advised that there will be a road closure on O’Brien Farm Road between Mount Scio Road and Exmouth Street to facilitate a film crew. On days of filming a detour will be in place and flagpersons will be present. Local Traffic Only November 15,16,21,23,24,25,30 and December 1
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