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 of a road closure affecting residents of Stead Place #8 to #16 and #7 to #15. There will be no vehicle access on Wednesday, September 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is to faciliate water main repairs.
...Parking is limited on Harbour Drive during cruise ship visits to accommodate tour bus operators and other passenger transportation. Alternate parking options include parking garages at 351 Water Street, 330 Duckworth Street (Metro Park), and 215 Water Street (Atlantic Place).
Residents and motorists are advised of road closures on Avalon Street and Edinburgh Street (from Calver Avenue to Goodridge Street). Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays. Traffic detour will be in place. Access will be available to local traffic and emergency vehicles...
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from September 17th to 21st under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater...
Parking meters will be bagged in the following locations prohibiting public parking to accommodate Battle of Britain Parade:
All parking meters on both sides of Duckworth Street, between Holloway Street and Kinds Road,
...Water Street will be closed to traffic between Beck’s Cove and Bishops Cove from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 16 for BikeFest.
...To facilitate the installation of escalators in the new parking garage, O'Leary Avenue from Thorburn Road to the Avalon Mall entrance, will be closed from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15.
All vehicles will be detoured.
...Linegar Avenue will be closed from Blackhead Road to Learning Road from September 14th at 9:00am until September 21st at 6:00pm. Access will be available to local traffic and emergency vehicles only.
Five parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking on Water Street to accommodate Harbourside Lunchtime Music Concert.
Nine parking meters will be bagged on Springdale Street prohibiting public parking, to accommodate...
The traffic lights at Higgins Line and Ridge Road Intesection are out of service. City Crews are on site to make repairs. Stop signs are set up on all 3 directions and motorists are asked to treat it as an All Way Stop until service resumes. ...
Parking is limited on Harbour Drive during cruise ship visits to accommodate tour bus operators and other passenger transportation. Alternate parking options include parking garages at 351 Water Street, 330 Duckworth Street (Metro Park), and 215 Water Street (Atlantic Place).
Seventeen parking meters will be bagged on Water Street and Becks Cove prohibiting public parking to accommodate service vehicles for shooting a commercial.
Parking is limited on Harbour Drive during cruise ship visits to accommodate tour bus operators and other passenger transportation. Alternate parking options include parking garages at 351 Water Street, 330 Duckworth Street (Metro Park), and 215 Water Street (Atlantic Place).
Motorists and pedestrians are advised of a road closure on Pine Bud Avenue, from Maple Street to Carpasian Road.
...Five parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking on Water Street to accommodate Harbourside Lunchtime Music Concert.
Motorists are advised there will be a lane reduction on Winter Avenue to facilitate the installation of Permanent Speed Cushions. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Flagpersons will be present during construction.
...To facilitate the Huffin Puffin Marathon motorists are advised there will be road closures as follows on September 3rd.
...Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from September 3rd to 7th under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater...
Five parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking on Water Street to accommodate Harbourside Lunchtime Music Concert.
Parking is limited on Harbour Drive during cruise ship visits to accommodate tour bus operators and other passenger transportation. Alternate parking options include parking garages at 351 Water Street, 330 Duckworth Street (Metro Park), and 215 Water Street (Atlantic Place).
Construction work to officially change Rawlins Cross to a yield-on-entry system will take place starting at 5 a.m. on Thursday, August 30.
...To facilitate a full rehabilitation of the roadway, Bonaventure Avenue will be closed to through traffic from Merrymeeting Road to Military Road from Tuesday, August 28th until Tuesday, September 4th. A detour will be in place and flagpersons will be on site. Local traffic, Metrobus and...
Road maintenance is being completed on the ramp from Kenmount Road to Columbus Drive. The closure will begin at 11:00pm this evening and work is expected to last until 2:00am tomorrow morning.
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