Details on $650K York Bridge replacement to be released

Details about construction, detour at Tuesday night's meeting in York

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Caption: The $650,000 York Bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin on Sept. 6. (Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy)

York residents will have a chance to hear details Tuesday night on the $650,000 project to replace the local bridge.
"It has got some deterioration of the concrete walls [and] the steel girders are corroded," explained Darrell Evans, assistant director of capital projects with the P.E.I. Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy,
"The deck has got some deterioration as well. It is going to take about six to eight weeks — that's generally what these structures take."

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Caption: The province says it will take between six and eight weeks to replace the York Bridge. (Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy)

Residents will also find out details about plans for a detour that will be put in place while the York Bridge is being replaced. The replacement project is expected to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The public meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the York Community Centre.