The Maple Leaf has been informed that “mechanical repairs and bearing replacements for the Lynn River lift bridge are now underway,” stated Liane Fisher of the Ministry of Transportation office in London. She said that work is “expected to be complete by the end of February”.
Concrete repairs to the underside of the bridge will follow during the month of March.
MTO Communications Coordinator Fisher stated, “the entire project is on schedule to be complete by the end of April, weather permitting”.
Work got underway in early November 2012. Repairs to the bridge were part of a major contract that began with Highway 6 reconstruction to Jarvis.
Work on the bridge includes mechanical and electrical repairs, bearing replacements and sidewalk repairs. The work during the winter months required one-way traffic across the span with temporary traffic signals.
The contract value of this project, including bridge work and highway reconstruction, between Port Dover and Jarvis is $7.2 million.
Construction of the ‘new’ bascule bridge over the Lynn River began in 1968 and officially opened in June 1971.
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