Lord Selkirk Bridge update

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has now secured a contractor for the rehabilitation of the Lord Selkirk Bridge in Wallaceburg.

Complete closure of the bridge will begin Feb. 4 with an anticipated completion date of sometime in August. The bridge will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for the duration of the project.

For marine traffic, boats that require the bridge to be lifted will not be able to pass until June. One leaf of the bridge will be operational to allow marine traffic to pass from June until the completion of the project.

Detour routes will be as follows:

For Highway 40 and heavy traffic, Use Base Line to Old Glass Road, then Mason Street, Arnold Street and Dufferin Avenue.

Local traffic can take Dufferin to Wellington Street, on to Fork Street, Margaret Avenue, Murray Street and Reaume Avenue.

Please note that there will be temporary traffic signals at the intersection of Murray Street and Reaume Avenue to accommodate increased traffic for the duration of the project.

For updates on this and all other projects within Chatham-Kent, please refer to www.chatham-kent.ca/constructionprojects