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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Motorists are advised that there will be a road closure on Harbour Drive from Clift’s-Baird's Cove to Job’s Cove (east and west directions) to facilitate The HARBOURAGE Music Festival starting at 6 p.m. on September 4, 2015 to 6 a.m September 6, 2015. A detour will be in place and security staff...
Due to ongoing paving operations on Bonaventure Avenue, traffic will be reduced to a single lane for the entire day. The single lane will be flagperson controlled and motorists can expect long delays. Motorists should seek an alternate route.The City of St. John's apologizes for any...
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Bannerman Road, the northbound lane only, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015 for tree planting. Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays. Emergency vehciles will be given access.
...To facilitate improvements to the water main on Terra Nova Road, residents of St. John's are advised that water service to Terra Nova Road (Civic #2 to #34) will be interrupted on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from 9:30 am to approximately 4:00 pm....
Motorists are advised that there will be a road closure on Brine St. from Hamilton Ave. to the laundromat on Brine St. to relocate power lines for the new Condo Building. Flagpersons will be on site. The road will be impassable once Newfoudland Power trucks are in place.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that the water will be shut off on Diefenbaker Street due to a watermain leak. Affected residents are those on Diefenbaker Street, between Laurier Street and up to and including #18 Diefenbaker Street. Crews anticipate the work to be completed and the water...
Motorists are advised that there will be a road closure on Water Street between Temperance Street and Waldegrave Street to facilitate the Nautilus Provincial 5K Road Race, Sunday, August 30, 7:45am to 9:00am....
Residents are advised that H.G.R. Mews Community Centre pool, steam and sauna will be closed for regular maintenance on Sunday, August 30, and will re-open on Sunday, September 13, 2015. All other areas of the building will be open to the public.
...Motorists are advised that the scheduled road closure that was to take place on New Gower Street East Bound from Springdale Street to Waldegrave Street, Sunday, August 30, 2015 has now been cancelled and the road will remain open for the day.
...Music at Harbourside is cancelled today due to poor weather conditions.
To facilitate improvements to the water main on Wishingwell Road, residents of St. John's are advised that water service to Wishingwell Road (Civic #2 to #30), Wishingwell Place and Algerine Place will be interrupted on Friday, August 28, 2015 from 9:30 am to approximatey 3:30 pm....
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Topsail Road eastbound (the right lane only) will be closed between Cowan Avenue and Hamlyn Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for three days starting Wednesday, August 26, 2015 and ending Friday, August 28, 2015, due to ongoing work by Bursey's Construction. ...
There will be a scheduled Website Service Interruption for August 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This interruption will affect the Website, Tenders (bids.stjohns.ca), Mapcentre and Automatic Vehicle Lookup (AVL). This interruption will be intermittent....
The City will be working on the following streets from Aug 24-28 under the street rehab ilitation program. Commuters may experience traffic delays in these areas.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that water main repairs are taking place at Hamilton Avenue and Shaw Street.
Crews are currently working on repairs. Repairs are anticipated to be completed by approximately 5:00 p.m., today, Saturday, August 22, 2015.
...Motorists are advised that there will be a road closure on New Gower Street East Bound from Springdale Street to Waldegrave Street to facilitate installation of a new overhead pedway system from the Delta Hotel to the Convention Center starting at 7 a.m. on August 22, 2015 to 7 p.m and...
To facilitate improvements to the water main on Brookfield Road, residents of St. John's are advised that water service to the area of Brookfield Road west of Waterford Bridge Road and all streets accessed off of Brookfield Road west of this intersection will be interrupted on...
To facilitate improvements to the water main on Brookfield Road, residents of St. John's are advised that water service to the area of Brookfield Road west of Waterford Bridge Road and all streets accessed off of Brookfield Road west of this intersection will be interrupted on...
Please be advised that the Kenmount Road eastbound curb is now open.
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Kenmount Road eastbound curb will be closed between Rogers Communication and VOCM from 1:45pm Monday, August 17 to 8:00pm Monday, August 17 due to a spill clean up.
...Motorists are advised that construction operations on Old Topsail Road (between Cornwall Avenue and Shaw Street) are expected to cause significant traffic delays on Monday, August 17, 2015. It is recommended that motorists find an alternate route. The City of St. John's apologizes for any...
The City will be working on the following streets from Aug 17-21 under the street rehabilitation program. Commuters may experience traffic delays in these areas.
...Due to the rain the Music at Harbourside free concert series is cancelled today, Friday, Aug. 14.
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Empire Avenue - between Newtown Road and Mayor Avenue, will be closed due to paving work from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Access will be given to local residents and emergency vehicles only....
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Hamilton Avenue will be closed between Bennett Avenue and Alexander Street from 8a.m. to 4p.m. for four days starting Monday, August 10 and ending Thursday, August 13, 2015 to facilitate the construction of a new power line. Access will be given to...