Halifax Transit is advising residents that the construction of two new transit queue jump lanes on Windmill Road is now complete.

This new initiative builds on the existing Transit Priority Measures on Windmill Road and adds approximately 575 metres of transit priority to this corridor.

Queue jump lanes stretch from Victoria Road to Wright Avenue (outbound) and from Seapoint Road to Bancroft Lane (inbound) and will benefit an average of 4,600 passengers travelling through this busy corridor every weekday by providing a faster, more reliable trip.

These new lanes are marked, “Right Turn Only, Except Buses” and allow transit buses to skip traffic congestion. Buses are permitted to travel straight in the right-turn lane where traffic congestion is much lighter.

Halifax Transit is reminding drivers to please be aware of buses making new movements through this corridor.

The Government of Canada is contributing up to $650,000 for the design and construction of transit priority measures in the Halifax region through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, with matching funds from the Halifax Regional Municipality. This project will further the implementation of the Integrated Mobility Plan approved by Regional Council in December 2017.

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