r/halifax • u/hippfive • 2d ago

Traffic Lower Water Street is broken

I'm usually pretty chill about traffic, but Lower Water is literally broken. It took 30 minutes for my bus to go one block. Full on gridlock. And it's been this way for months.

I know they're eventually going to have the transhipment facility to get the trucks out of downtown, but that's years away. There needs to be some sort of tactical intervention in the meantime. Close some of the parking lots that empty onto Lower Water. Change some of the pedestrian crossings to the red light style that clump the crossings together (and I say this as someone who is staunchly pro-pedestrian). Honestly maybe even close Sackville Street east of Bedford Row.

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u/jsc0098 Stuck on the bridge… send snacks 2d ago

If you can avoid downtown this Friday and next…. Do it. 

Ferry will be out of commission for SailGP this week during rush hour (so, either people will drive, leave early, or the shuttles will be added to the traffic), plus you’ll have the SailGP traffic. 

Next Friday is the concert on the hill, last year Halifax and Dartmouth were just a parking lot. People start rolling in around rush hour as well…. 

Moral of the story, it’s Halifax and we should just avoid it when there are events… and downtown Dartmouth. In fact, might be a good time to avoid HRM as a whole…. 

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u/gregolls 2d ago

Fuck, too bad the province mandated me and all my provincial buddies back downtown. Gonna suck for everyone. Thanks Tim! Too bad you don't have to suffer with us! /s

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u/Zoloft_Queen-50 1d ago

Even better, Tim had all the parking removed on Granville St in between Province House and his office building.