Victoria Street bridge set for demolition this weekend

The Victoria Street bridge is scheduled for demolition this weekend, which will cause major traffic delays in the area.

The bridge was originallyset to be demolished Feb. 10, but the snowy weatherdelayed those plans.

• Victoria Street bridge now closed until November
• Victoria Street bridge demolition postponed due to snowy weather

Highway 85 will be fully closed at the Victoria Street bridge this weekend during demolition work starting Saturday Feb. 24, at 4 a.m. to Sunday Feb. 25 at 10 a.m.

The Ministry of Transportationsaid preparations for the demolition will begin at 4 a.m., but actual demolition work will begin at 8 a.m.

Traffic will be rerouted via the southbound Wellington Street off-ramp and northbound Bruce Street off-ramp onto detour routes with OPP assistance.

The demolition and reconstruction of the Victoria Street bridge is part of ongoing work on the new Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph.

Victoria Street from Edna to Bruce streets has been closed since Jan. 29 and will remain so until November.