Halifax Transit is advising motorists that a bus-only lane is in the process of being installed on Mumford Road.

The inbound curb lane on Mumford Road between Romans Avenue and Leppert Street will become a bus-only lane, with queue jumps at Romans Avenue and East Perimeter Road. As part of Halifax Transit’s Moving Forward Together Plan, this installation represents a type of Transit Priority Measure designed to provide transit vehicles with a competitive time advantage over private vehicles.

The bus-only lane is planned to be implemented by Monday, Sept. 24 or once regulatory signage is installed.

Note: The lane can be treated as a regular, mixed traffic lane until this date. Once the bus-only lane is installed, cars are not permitted to travel in the lane unless they are making a right turn.

The queue jump at Romans Avenue and East Perimeter Road will permit buses to travel straight in a right-turn lane into a new receiving lane.

This new lane adds approximately 500m of transit priority onto this corridor to help get buses and passengers to their destination faster.

For more information about Halifax Transit and Transit Priority Measures, please visit our website.