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Work resuming on Simon Fraser Bridge

Construction on the Highway 97 bridge is expected to resume on March 26.
Simon Fraser Bridge
Construction on the southbound lanes of the Simon Fraser Bridge will resume on March 25.

Work on the Simon Fraser Bridge rehabilitation project is expected to resume on March 25 after a seasonal pause in construction, according to information released by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure on Friday.

The Simon Fraser Bridge is part of the Highway 97 network crossing the Fraser River in Prince George.

Starting on March 25 at 5:30 a.m., the section of Ferry Avenue/Queensway from Clapperton Street to Moyie Street will be closed for 24 hours, to allow work to replace a section of the southbound bridge. The road will reopen at 5:30 a.m. on March 26. Detours will be in place during the closure.

Drivers can expect sections of single-lane, alternating traffic on the same section of road from March to May.

The big change for drivers is two-way traffic at the bridge from will be switched. The northbound lanes will be closed and the southbound lanes that have been closed for nearly a year will be reopened to handle two-way traffic until the bridge project is completed at the end of September.

Detours will be available for all regular and commercial traffic using Ferry Avenue/Queensway or the Queensway exit from Highway 97:

* Eastbound Ferry Avenue/Queensway traffic should detour around the closed section via Highway 16.

* Westbound Ferry Avenue/Queensway traffic will be diverted onto Highway 97 North just past Moyie Street.

* Northbound Highway 97 traffic will not be able to turn right onto Ferry Avenue at the Queensway exit. Drivers should detour by turning left at the Queensway exit onto Queensway.

* Southbound Highway 97 traffic will not be able to turn left onto Queensway at the Queensway exit. Drivers should detour by turning left at the Highway 16/97 intersection onto Highway 16.

Signage will be set up in advance of these intersections to advise drivers of the closures and detour routes.

These closures will affect certain transit routes until work on the bridge is completed in the fall 2023.