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Work begins 3 months after flood to replace washed-out Cape Breton bridge

Residents in the Mira Gut and Albert Bridge area can soon stop using a lengthy detour put in place when Hornes Road bridge was washed out during the Thanksgiving flood.

Thanksgiving flood destroyed bridge on Hornes Road, 25 kilometres north of Louisbourg

A temporary bridge on Hornes Road, north of Louisbourg, N.S., is being installed to replace this bridge, which was destroyed in the Thanksgiving Day flood. (N.S. Department of Transportation)

A Cape Breton road that's been closed since a flood onThanksgiving Day will soon be reopened, but officials say a permanent solutionwon't be in place for another year or more.

The provincial Transportation Department has begun installing a temporary bridge onHornesRoad, which connects the community ofMiraGut with Sydney and Albert Bridge.

Flood waters washed away thefoundation of the bridgeOct. 10, forcing the closure of Hornes Road.

The closuremeant residents had to take a longer detour along Brickyard Road.

The Transportation Department says a temporary, one-lane panel bridge should be openby the end of next week, though a permanent bridge will take a year or longer to complete.