VICTORIA, BC – The Johnson Street
Bridge will be closed to all vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians on Sunday,
February 17 from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. as a contractor completes repairs to the
fender beneath the bridge.
Traffic will be rerouted to the
Point Ellice (Bay Street) Bridge during this time. The navigational channel
will also be closed to marine traffic.
This work is unrelated to the
construction of the new Johnson Street Bridge. The in-water work involves
repairing the fendering system of the existing Johnson Street Bridge by
replacing damaged wood piles on the west side of the crossing with new wood
piles.
The damage was caused last year when
the fender was struck by a barge passing beneath the bridge. Collisions are not
common but they do happen from time to time. A bridge fender is made of wood
pilings and is in place to protect the bridge structure in the event of a
collision. As the existing bridge will continue to be in operation until the
new bridge opens in 2015 the fender must be repaired.
The bridge will be in an upright
position to accommodate repair work that will take place directly beneath the
bridge. The fender repair work is expected to continue until the end of next
week. Beyond the bridge closure Sunday morning, no further traffic impacts are
anticipated.
On Friday, February 15, crews will
also be on the west side of the bridge conducting geotechnical investigation
work related to the construction of the new Johnson Street Bridge. Traffic will
not be impacted.
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