Hazard reports for Cape Breton, NS

Location: 2-636 Calabash Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Dog (Black Labrador) roams freely throughout the neighbourhood and charges cyclists and cars. Inquiries reveal that the owner is at 55 Calabash Rd.

Dog has charged cyclist through several properties and 100m down the street in excess of 30 kph. Full report
Location: 1 Scotch Lake Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Fixed
Description: Reduced to one lane.
SCOTCH LAKE - Scotch Lake Road, from Route 223 east for 7.5 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Traffic control people and a pilot vehicle are on site. A detour is available on Route 223. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

(Published notice appeared in the
Cape Breton Post
Saturday, August 1, 2009
P. B5)

NOTE: Detour on Route 223 is also under construction. See that report. Full report
Location: 1199 Scotch Lake Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Fixed
Description: Reduced to one lane.
SCOTCH LAKE - Scotch Lake Road, from Route 223 east for 7.5 kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for repaving until Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Traffic control people and a pilot vehicle are on site. A detour is available on Route 223. Work takes place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

(Published notice appeared in the
Cape Breton Post
Saturday, August 1, 2009
P. B5)

NOTE: Detour on Route 223 is also under construction. See that report. Full report
Location: 201-263 Prince St, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Two sets of railway crossings are old, uneven and at an angle to the roadway. High traffic area of Prince St. across from the Sydney Shopping Centre. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: 163-199 Macrae Ave, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: Normal
Status: Fixed
Description: Street was excavated to connect sewage to new home construction and not resurfaced. Dirt and gravel stretches across the entire width of the street. Full report
Location: 397-605 Sydney Port Access Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Railway crossing is at an extreme angle to the roadway. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: Grand Mira South Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Narrow, one-lane bridge -- Victoria Bridge. Steel construction, wooden plank decking on an angle. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: Intervale Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Narrow, one-lane bridge on Intervale Rd. Steel construction, wooden plank decking on an angle. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: 701-957 Intervale Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: Normal
Status: Pending
Description: Potholes forming on bridge surface. Full report
Location: 101-305 Intervale Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: Normal
Status: Pending
Description: Asphalt removed from the bridge surface and left with dirt and gravel. Full report
Location: 1001 Leitches Creek Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Fixed
Description: Endiing point of construction on Route 223 (Leitches Creek) starting at Hwy 125, Exit 3, (Leitches Creek Station,) extending approx. 5 km to Upper Leitches Creek Rd.

Piloted (escorted), one-way traffic. Delay is approx. 10 minutes.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Route 223. Currently work being performed is applying "rough coat" -- loose gravel over tar.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer. Full report
Location: 8 Leitches Creek Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Fixed
Description: Starting point of construction on Route 223 (Leitches Creek) starting at Hwy 125, Exit 3, (Leitches Creek Station,) extending approx. 5 km to Upper Leitches Creek Rd.

Piloted (escorted), one-way traffic. Delay is approx. 10 minutes.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Route 223. Currently work being performed is applying "rough coat" -- loose gravel over tar.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer. Full report
Location: Bras d'Or Lakes Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Center span of Grand Narrows bridge deck is steel grating. Bicycle "Slippery When Wet" pictorial sign posted -- no text. Full report
Location: 2-184 Keltic Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Inbound (southward) lane of Keltic Dr. as it passes under the railway bridge is patched and potholed. This is a heavy traffic area. Full report
Location: 1163-1223 Keltic Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Ending point of construction on Keltic Dr. (Hwy 305) starting at Coxheath Rd., extending approx. 5.5 km north to the Coxheath community limits 1.5km east of Balls Creek intersection with Hwy 125.
Both outbound (northward) and inbound (southward) lane shoulders are non-existent.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Keltic Dr. Currently work being performed is replacing roadway and driveway culverts which is creating a hazard for cycling in both directions.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer.

Caution: The lower 3km of this section of Keltic Dr. is dense, light industrial, frequented by tractor-trailers and service vehicles. Full report
Location: 326 Keltic Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Starting point of construction on Keltic Dr. (Hwy 305) starting at Coxheath Rd., extending approx. 5.5 km north to the Coxheath community limits 1.5km east of Balls Creek intersection with Hwy 125.
Both outbound (northward) and inbound (southward) lane shoulders are non-existent.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Keltic Dr. Currently work being performed is replacing roadway and driveway culverts which is creating a hazard for cycling in both directions.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer.

Caution: The lower 3km of this section of Keltic Dr. is dense, light industrial, frequented by tractor-trailers and service vehicles. Full report
Location: 138-150 Coxheath Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Railway crossing is old, uneven and at an angle to the roadway. Stop and cross on foot. Full report
Location: Mira Bay Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Narrow, very old, one-lane bridge at Mira Gut. Worn and patched wooden plank decking. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: Keltic Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Narrow, one-lane bridge at Leitches Creek Station. Steel construction, wooden plank decking on an angle. Proceed with caution. Full report
Location: 372-398 Keltic Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Pending
Description: Railway crossing is old, uneven and at an angle to the roadway. Stop and cross on foot. Full report
Location: 2-98 Wyndale Crescent, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Fixed
Description: Owner allows dog to be unchained at times. Dog has been known to leave the property after cyclists. Complaint filed in 2008 with regional municipality and a SPCA enforcement officer was sent to the residence. As recent as late June 2009 dog is still seen unchained at times. Full report
Location: 801 Cambell Road Exten, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: One or more unchained neighbourhood dogs have been seen roaming the roadway and chasing cars in this area. Last observation was April/May 2009. Full report
Location: 2690-2898 HWY 4, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Fixed
Description: Ending point of construction on Hwy 4 starting at Greenhill Dr., Sydney River, (near Kenny's Pizza) extending approx. 8 km to 1km west of Meadows Rd. between Sydney Forks and Portage.
Outbound (westward) lane shoulder is paved but is strewn with gravel; inbound (eastward) lane has no paved shoulder in spots with a drop off the asphalt into dirt.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Hwy 4. Currently work being performed is re-alignment of curbs and storm drains which is creating a hazard for cycling on the shoulder of the road in both directions.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer. Full report
Location: 2-64 Greenhill Dr, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High risk
Status: Fixed
Description: Starting point of construction on Hwy 4 starting at Greenhill Dr., Sydney River, (near Kenny's Pizza) extending approx. 8 km to 1km west of Meadows Rd. between Sydney Forks and Portage.
Outbound (westward) lane shoulder is paved but is strewn with gravel; inbound (eastward) lane has no paved shoulder in spots with a drop off the asphalt into dirt.

This is a scheduled resurfacing of this section of Hwy 4. Currently work being performed is re-alignment of curbs and storm drains which is creating a hazard for cycling on the shoulder of the road in both directions.

Construction is scheduled to take all summer. Full report
Location: 157-999 Campbell Rd, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Priority: High annoyance
Status: Pending
Description: Entire 3.5km (2 mi) length of Campbell Rd (North side of Balls Creek) from Hwy 125 to Campbell Ln broken/mosaiced asphalt surface. Passable with road bike, but unpleasant. Full report