Manitoba’s Redwood Bridge to shut down for 10 months
WINNIPEG, — The Redwood Bridge near Winnipeg is about to get an $8 million facelift, the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
According to the paper, new construction on the bridge will begin next month. In January the bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic and will likely not reopen until October 2006.
As many as 25,000 drivers use the Redwood each day. It also acts as a vital east-west corridor over the Red River for area truckers.
The Redwood Bridge was built in 1908. The long list of work includes foundation stabilization and structural repairs of damaged and corroded steel. The overhaul is said to be even more extensive than the current work on Maryland Bridge.
Bob Dolyniuk, general manager of the Manitoba Trucking Association, told the Free Press that any general freight going into Elmwood, East Kildonan and North Kildonan would have to go up Main Street and down Henderson Highway.
He added that there are height and weight restrictions that will make it difficult for truckers to use the Louise Bridge. He predicted many truckers will be forced to make lengthy detours to cross the city.
— from the Winnipeg Free Press
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