Saint John’s Harbour Bridge opens to full capacity as repairs halt – New Brunswick | 24CA News
Work on the Harbour Bridge in Saint John is finished for the winter as crews put within the remaining touches this weekend.
The $26.4 million restore mission started in June of 2021 and is anticipated to work via 2026, with part two ongoing.
The bridge was imagined to open on Friday morning to full visitors, however in response to the province, they might not full work attributable to climate circumstances.
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Temporary marking and removing of a number of concrete obstacles have been performed on Friday afternoon, and preparations for the bridge re-opening have been set all through the week, with some drivers reporting lengthy strains of visitors.
Saint John councillor David Hickey mentioned in a Tweet “It’s never taken me 1.5hrs to get from one side of my ward to the other. Unacceptable.”
According to the province, they nonetheless have two extra phases, with part three anticipated to start in 2023. They mentioned present asphalt would have to be eliminated so they might exchange bearings and joints on the 54-year-old bridge.
Government of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green instructed Global news in February that an estimated 37,000 motorists drive on the bridge day by day.
Work is anticipated to renew in “early April,” when crews will once more divide the street into single-lane visitors in each instructions.
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