Boats trapped by the damaged and closed LaSalle Causeway in Kingston, Ont., may be free again at the end of the month, according to the federal government.
Kingston, Ont., bridge was damaged and closed at the end of March
Boats trapped by the damaged and closed LaSalle Causeway in Kingston, Ont., may be free again at the end of the month, according to the federal government.
The bridge was damaged during repair work on March 30 and has remained closed since, closing it to traffic and cutting off tour company vessels from the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
Officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) said during a press conference on Friday the company hired for $1.7 million to demolish and remove the damaged Bascule bridge is expected to complete the temporary re-enforcement of the damaged bridge element this weekend.
That would allow for the demolishing of the bridge’s 600-ton counterweight next week.
Once the bridge is removed, the navigation channel is expected to reopen June 30. Officials from PSPC said finishing the demolishing and removal sooner is a possibility.
The causeway opened over a century ago and is a key crossing between downtown Kingston and the city’s eastern suburbs.
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