Traffic & streets — West Hants, Nova Scotia

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In the Regional municipality of West Hants, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Town of Windsor Bylaw #10 - Streets and Sidewalks Bylaw and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $100.00 and not more than $5,000.00. Sidewalk or boulevard use: Sandwich boards or temporary/mobile signs may be placed on sidewalk by abutter with Sidewalk Signage Permit, leaving 1 metre unobstructed; max 1 square metre. Truck route rule: No person shall drive a truck on any Town street except as permitted; trucks over 3,000 kg and certain equipment restricted to designated routes.

Town of Windsor Bylaw #10 - Streets and Sidewalks Bylaw adopted bylaw
street obstruction No person shall excavate or engage in construction/temporary activity likely to obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic in a street without a Street Disturbance Permit. s. 10.35
sidewalk or boulevard use Sandwich boards or temporary/mobile signs may be placed on sidewalk by abutter with Sidewalk Signage Permit, leaving 1 metre unobstructed; max 1 square metre. s. 10.17
fine range not less than $100.00 and not more than $5,000.00 s. 10.51
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Governs use of former-Windsor streets, sidewalks and crosswalks and Town infrastructure (traffic signs/signals); sets fines for contraventions of obstruction/use provisions.

Town of Windsor Bylaw #35 - Truck Route Bylaw adopted bylaw
truck route rule No person shall drive a truck on any Town street except as permitted; trucks over 3,000 kg and certain equipment restricted to designated routes. s. 35.3; s. 35.2(c)
fine range not less than One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00) s. 35.7
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Restricts trucks over 3,000kg and heavy equipment to designated truck routes within the former Town of Windsor.

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: https://www.westhants.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Traffic & streets across Nova Scotia · Traffic & streets in other municipalities