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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Five parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking on the southside of Water Street between Clift's Baird's Cove and Prescott Street to accommodate service vehicles for a TV show shoot. If you require further information, please contact Access St. John's at 311 or 754-CITY(2489).
...Revised- Work has been complete and Brookfield Road is now open to traffic
...Beginning 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7 there will be work carried out on the Pitts Memorial Drive Overpass. Bay Bulls Road/Columbus Drive will see traffic delays and lane reductions in the area ...
Residents of St. John's are advised that the Metrobus stop number 1085, West bound, located on Stamps Lane/Ropewalk Lane will have no access today due to road work.
...Beginning 9 a.m. on Monday, June 5 there will be no through traffic on a section of Military Road, from the Bonaventure Avenue and Garrison Hill intersection to the Monkstown Road and Rawlin's Cross intersection. ...
Contractors may be working on the following streets from June 5th to 9th under the City's annual streets rehab and sidewalk programs. Work could include street excavations, concrete work, paving, utility adjustment, ditch cleaning, culvert installation, etc. Commuters may experience traffic...
Four Meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking to accomodate work being conducted on the roof top of the Royal Bank. Northside of Water Street between McBride's Hill and Clift's Baird's Cove If you require further information, please contact Access St. John's at 311 or 754-CITY (2489).
Please be advised that the water will be shut off in the Cashin Avenue - Vickers Avenue - Vimy Avenue - Froude Avenue area to facilitate repairs to the water main. The water main will be shut from 10 am to 4pm. Updates will follow.
...Please be advised that the Community Clean Up scheduled for Saturday, May 27 from 10am-11:30am at Prince of Wales Collegiate is cancelled due to expected poor weather.
Clean up will be rescheduled for a later date.
Work continues on replacing playground equipment in Bowring Park, and we expect the playground to remain closed until Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
The affected areas is cordoned off with a fence barrier, and all other areas of the park will remain open.
...Three parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking on the northside of Harbour Drive to coordinate a large delivery and not disrupt traffic flow.
Thirteen parking meters will be bagged prohibiting public parking to accommodate work being conducted by NL Power, on selective meters at the following locations. Southside of Harbour Drive between Clift's Baird's Cove and Job's Cove....
Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break on Mogridge Street. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 9p.m. today, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Affected residents are those on Mogridge Street and Fahey Street Extension.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that due to sewer repairs, Baird Place will be closed (open to local traffic only). Crews expect to have work complete by 4 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017.
Residents and motorists are advised of a road closure on Alexander Street (local traffic permitted) to facilitate watermain repairs. Crews expect work to be complete by 4p.m. Monday, May 15, 2017
Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays.
...Motorists are advised that the Harbour Front 10k Road Race will take place this Sunday starting at 8 a.m. and finishing by 10 a.m. The route closures/lane reductions are as follows: Harbour Drive – Road Closure 7:45am to 9:30am Water Street – Lane Closure...
Residents and motorists are advised that Springdale Street will be closed to traffic (local traffic permitted only) from Charlton Street to Lemarchant Road. Crews expect work to be complete by 4p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2017.
Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break on Elizabeth Avenue. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by midnight. Affected residents are those on Elizabeth Avenue, from Whiteway Street to Baltimore Street.
...Meters will be bagged to accommodate the Battle of the Atlantic at the War Memorial on Sunday, May 7. Twelve meters will be bagged on the south side of Duckworth Street between King's Road and Cochrane Street....
Residents and motorists are advised the ramp from Kenmount Road to Columbus Drive will be closed to traffic on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays.
...Meters will be bagged to accommodate an event hosted by Music NL. Four meters will be bagged on the north side of Duckworth Street between Holloway Street and King's Road on Thursday, May 4.
If you require further information, please contact Access St. John's at 311 or 754-CITY(2489).
Residents and Motorists are advised the ramp from Kenmount Road to Columbus Drive will be closed to traffic on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 02:00 AM to 04:00 am. Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays.
...There will be a scheduled Website Service Interruption for May 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This interruption will affect the Website, Tenders (bids.stjohns.ca), Mapcentre and Automatic Vehicle Lookup (AVL). This interruption will be intermittent....
Meters will be bagged in various locations in Downtown to accommodate work being performed by NL Power on Wednesday, May 3. Ten meters will be bagged on both sides of Water Street between Prescott Street and Cochrane Street. Two meters will be bagged on the south side of Harbour Drive between...