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 there will water main repairs ongoing and the water will be shut off in the following areas: Meadowbrook Drive Park Place, Meadowbrook Park Road. Crews will be working in these areas on Monday, November 21, 2016 to Wednesday, November 23, 2016 from 8a.m. to...
Residents of St. John's are advised there is a water main break on King's Bridge Road. Affected areas are those on King's Bridge Road, New Cove Road to Winter avenue and surrounding areas, Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by midnight, Thursday,...
The City of St. John’s is currently conducting sanitary sewer vapour testing on Durdle Drive as part of the 2016 sewer assessment work. This will be ongoing today, Wednesday, November 16, 2016. ...
Please be advised the crews have completed the work and the water is now back on.
...SANITARY SEWER SMOKE TEST Main Road (Between Bishop’s Line and Durdle Drive), including Durdle Drive ...
Residents of St. John's are advised that there are water main repairs ongoing in McNabs Lane area. Residents on McNabs Lane as well as Waterford Heights South will affected. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, Novembe 8,...
Residents of St. John's are advised that there are water main repairs ongoing on Hamilton Avenue. The East bound lane on Hamilton Avenue will be closed from Job Street to New Gower Street. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 4 p.m. today, Friday,...
As part of the ongoing investigation work to evaluate trenchless technologies for Water Street infrastructure improvements contractors will be on site and a small number of parking meters will be bagged in the area of Clift's-Baird's...
REVISED Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a water main break on Fermeuse Street between Cowan Avenue and Burgeo Street. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 1p.m. today, Saturday, October 29, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised there are water main repairs ongoing on Pine Bud Avenue. Affected areas are those on Pine Bud Avenue, Carpasian Road and Rowan Street. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 6 p.m. today, Thursday, October 27,...
Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a water main break on Charter Avenue. Affected areas include Charter Avenue, Janeway Place, and Charter Court.
Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 6p.m. today, Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there are water main repairs ongoing on Chapman Crescent. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there are water main repairs ongoing on Cornwall Avenue and area, including Albany Street, Albany Place and Hamilton Avenue. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 6 p.m. today, Monday, October 24, 2016.
...Revised - Water main break is now fixed.
Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break on Mogridge Street . Affected areas are all of Mogridge Street as well as Fahey Street Extension. Crews expect repairs to be complete by 5p.m. today, October 20,2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break on Pennywell Road from Raleigh Street to Golf Avenue.
The road will be closed to traffic other than emergency vehicles and metrobus.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a water main break on Pennywell Rd between Raleigh St and Golf Ave. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 7:00pm, today, October 18, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a water main break at Liverpool Ave @ Monchy Street. Crews are currently working on repairs and anticipate the work to be completed by 7:00pm, today, October 17, 2016.
...Motorist are advised there will be parking restricitions on Sunday, October 16, 2016 on the following roads;
Brookfield Road - Both sides - Perlin Street to west of Pearltown Road Pearltown Road - Both sides Conpro Place- Both sides
...Residents of St. John's are advised that water will be shut off in the below areas for the purpose of watermain repairs:
Meadowbrook Drive Meadowbrook Park Road Walsh's Place Gary Drive Bonnie Drive Riverside Drive West Kylie Drive Everard Avenue Hennessey's Line Eden Street
...As part of the ongoing investigation work to evaluate trenchless technologies for Water Street infrastructure improvements, water flow tests are required on various hydrants along Water Street from Waldegrave Street to Prescott Street to confirm capacity of the existing water mains.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break which is affecting residents in the following areas; The Battery, #70 Signal Hill Road and #3, #5 and #7 Cabot Avenue.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that water will be shut off on Cashin Avenue/Vickers Ave /Vimy Street/Froude Avenue, to facilitate water main repairs. Crews expect work to be completed today, Friday, September 23, 2016 by 3 p.m.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is crews are facilitating a sewer line repair on Hamilton Avenue Extension from Cornwall Heights to Blackmarsh Road. Crews anticipate the work to be completed by 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break on Empire Avenue West, between Civic #640 - #679, including Fitzgerald Place.
Crews are currently working in the area and anticipate to have repairs completed by midnight, August 26, 2016.
...Residents of St. John's are advised that there is a watermain break which is affecting residents in the following areas; Cowan Heights, Cityview Terrace, Empire Avenue West, New Pennywell Road, Old Pennywell Road and Blackmarsh Road west of Mundy Pond....