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Welcome to 511 Nova Scotia
Get started to discover new and exciting features!
Signing up with 511 Nova Scotia
- Creating an account is NOT mandatory on this website; however if you do, you’ll be able to personalize your experience and receive traffic notifications.
- Select ‘Sign Up’ from the menu options in the top right corner
- Enter your name, email, and create a password. Click ‘Sign Up' when done.
- You will get an email to verify your account, click the link that was sent to your email.
- Including a phone number will allow you to receive text notifications, you will receive an SMS (text) with your confirmation code. Note this is in addition to the email verification.
Creating & Saving a Customized Route
- Enter your start and end locations by typing the addresses into the address fields. Alternatively, you may also right click on the map. Once you have entered the route locations, click ‘Drive’.
- Review the routes generated and select the one that suits you best.
- When done, enter a name for your route and click ‘Save’.
Creating a Notification for your Route
- Once your route is saved, you will be asked if you want to be notified of events on this route. Click ‘Create Route Notification’
- You will be redirected to the notification creation page. Enter the required information for your route, select a delivery option (email or SMS), and click ‘Save’.
- You will now be notified of any future events that affect your route.
Welcome to 511 Nova Scotia
Get started to discover new and exciting features!
Signing up with 511 Nova Scotia
- Creating an account is NOT mandatory on this website; however if you do,you’ll be able to personalize your experience and receive traffic notifications.
- Select ‘Sign Up’ from the menu options in the top right corner.
- Enter your name, email, and create a password. Click ‘Sign Up' when done.
- You will get an email to verify your account, click the link that was sent to your email.
- Including a phone number will allow you to receive text notifications, you will receive an SMS (text) with your confirmation code. Note this is in addition to the email verification.
Creating & Saving a Customized Route
- Enter your start and end locations by typing the addresses into the address fields. Alternatively, you may also right click on the map. Once you have entered the route locations, click ‘Drive’.
- Review the routes generated and select the one that suits you best.
- When done, enter a name for your route and click ‘Save’.
Creating a Notification for your Route
- Once your route is saved, you will be asked if you want to be notified of events on this route. Click ‘Create Route Notification’
- You will be redirected to the alert creation page. Enter the required information for your route, select a delivery option (email or SMS), and click ‘Save’.
- You will now be notified of any future events that affect your route.
Definitions
Description of Roadway Conditions
Winter Road Conditions in Nova Scotia are reported based on the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Terminology. There are nine (9) potential road conditions reported under the following categories: Bare, Partly Covered, Covered and Closed.
Visibility is also reported under the TAC guidelines.
No Report
A roadway with no report available does not indicate normal driving conditions; adverse driving conditions may be present.
Bare (Dry/Wet)
All Wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface, and some patches of snow and ice may be present
- Bare and Dry: Most the road surface is dry
- Bare and Wet: Most of road surface is moist
Partly Covered
Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface
- Partly Ice Covered: Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface and the other wheels are likely to be on ice.
- Partly Snow Packed: Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface and the other wheels are likely to be on snow bonded to the road.
- Partly Snow Covered: Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface and the other wheels are likely to be on loose snow.
Covered
All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on snow or ice.
- Ice Covered: All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on ice.
- Snow Packed: All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on snow bonded to the road.
- Snow Covered: All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on loose snow.
Closed
Road closed due to flooding, RCMP direction, etc.
- Road Closed
Visibility Conditions
Visibility is good
Visibility is more than 500 metres over your entire route
Visibility is fair
Visibility is between 250 and 500 metres at specific locations
Visibility is poor
At certain locations, conditions may suddenly reduce visibility to less than 250 meters.