Macdonald Bridge to shut down this upcoming weekend

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Crews will be working to complete a bearing replacement on the Macdonald Bridge this weekend.

The bridge will close to traffic at 7 p.m. on Aug. 25 and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 a.m.

Both the bike lane and sidewalk will also be closed at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25 for approximately three hours, as the bridge deck needs to be jacked up for the bearing replacement.

Once that happens, HHB says the bike lane and sidewalk will reopen.

The active transportation lanes will also be closed from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. Monday while the bridge is being lowered back down.

In a release, HHB says the bearings are critical in allowing the bridge deck to move slightly as vehicles pass over.

During this weekend’s closure, the work may not visible as on other weekends since crews will be operating underneath the bridge deck.

All closures and maintenance work is weather dependent and subject to change.