Effective September 3, 2025, the City of St. John’s will update school zone speed limit times to begin 30 minutes earlier, aligning with the Newfoundland and Labrador

Contractors may be working on the following streets from August 25 to 30 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs.

To facilitate the closing ceremony for the 2025 Canada Games, there are a number of road closures and parking restrictions.

Bridge rehabilitation work on the Columbus Drive Overpass near Waterford Bridge Road will begin Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and is scheduled to be completed in summer 2026.

Work in 2025 focuses on sidewalks, the median, and work underneath the overpass.

The southern portion of Fowler’s Road is closed today as ground crews continue suppression efforts on the Paddy’s Pond fire.

Contractors may be working on multiple streets from August 18 to 23 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs.

To facilitate the criterium cycling event for the 2025 Canada Games, there wil be road closures and parking restrictions on Saturday, August 16 from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

An immediate precautionary evacuation alert has been issued by the City of St. John’s for the Galway and Southlands areas.

The St. John’s Regional Fire Department is responding to a wildfire within the St. John’s jurisdiction and have initiated the Emergency Command Centre (ECC).

Contractors may be working on multiple streets from August 11 to 16 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs.