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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The Water Street Pedestrian Mall is open to pedestrian traffic only from noon to 10 p.m. daily, from Adelaide Street to Prescott Street, until Monday, September 7, 2020.
Motorized Traffic Interruptions:
...The 1st Level (Visitor Level) of the City Hall Parking Garage will be closed on Tuesday June 30, 2020 from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. Visitors may park on Levels 3 or 4, which can be accessed via the ramp on Queen’s Road/New Gower Street
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from June 29 - July 3 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment,...
The City of St. John's website will be intermittently unavailable June 24 from 9:00 p.m. to Midnight. This interruption affects the Website, Tenders (bids.stjohns.ca), Mapcentre and Automatic Vehicle Lookup (AVL)....
Commuters may experience traffic delays and should be wary of milled asphalt areas due to grind and patch operations on the following streets:
Topsail Road
Road de Luxe
The city will implement on-street changes to provide additional space for residents to maintain physical distancing while on city streets. The project will use traffic control infrastructure (delineators) to widen sidewalk space for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users on the following...
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from June 22 - 26 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment, ditch...
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector street from June 22 - 26 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment, ditch...
Residents are advised that tomorrow morning, Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 City staff will be repairing a section of water main pipe in Shea Heights. Water will be turned off for the repair. Work will start around 9:30 AM and be completed by 2PM. Water may be discolored...
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from June 8 to 12 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater...
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that Pennywell Road will be restricted to local traffic only (residents, visitors and customers to businesses) from Cashin Avenue to Ropewalk Lane in both...
The City of St. John's website will be intermittently unavailable June 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This interruption affects the Website, Tenders (bids.stjohns.ca), Mapcentre and Automatic Vehicle Lookup (AVL)....
Update: Construction work is scheduled to conclude on Satuday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.
...Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of physical distancing requirements in the coming months, the registration for City of St. John’s summer recreation programs is postponed to:
...Residents and motorists are advised of construction...
Contractors will be working on the following streets from June 1 to June 5 under the city's annual streets rehabilitation program and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment, ditch cleaning...
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that due to watermain repairs, Fahey Street from Chapman Crescent to Old Petty Harbour Road will be closed today, May 28, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Motorists should use an alternate route and expect delays.
...The City of St. John's website will be intermittently unavailable May 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This interruption affects the Website, Tenders (bids.stjohns.ca), Mapcentre and Automatic Vehicle Lookup (AVL)....
Contractors will be working on the following streets from May 25 to 29 under the city's annual streets rehabilitation program and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment, ditch cleaning and...
There is a high volume of traffic at the Residential Drop Off (RDO) at Robin Hood Bay today Tuesday, May 19.
...Contractors will be working on the following street from May 19 to 22 under the city's annual streets rehabilitation program and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work could include concrete/street excavation, concrete work, paving, heater scarifying, utility adjustment, ditch cleaning and...
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There is a watermain break in the downtown core.
Downtown and the surrounding areas may experience no water, low water pressure or discoloured water. In the case of discoloured water run a cold water tap until it comes clear.
...On Friday, May 15, from 6:30 a.m to 11 a.m. crews will be working in the area of Rawlins Cross to re-activate the traffic control signals and remove the remaining infrastructure that is currently in place for the pilot project. The lights are expected to be operational by approximately 8...