WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Glendale Avenue bridge closed for maintenance

Drivers who usually use the Glendale Avenue bridge to cross the Welland Canal between Niagara-on-the-Lake and south St. Catharines will wish to take an alternate route this month.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Administration Company introduced the bridge, which closed to vehicular and pedestrian site visitors on Monday, will stay out of fee for 18 days.

JUST THE FACTS

• Bridge 5, often known as the Glendale Avenue bridge, will likely be closed to automobile and pedestrian site visitors for bridge and highway upkeep. The closure began at 9 a.m. on Jan. 10 and is anticipated to reopen at 4 p.m. on Jan. 28.

• Nicolas Poirier-Quesnel, a communications consultant from St. Lawrence Seaway Administration Company, mentioned structural repairs are being accomplished on the 4 towers of the bridge as a part of its ongoing rehabilitation.

• There are 4 different bridges in St. Catharines and Thorold — Lakeshore Street, Carlton Road, Queenston Road and Freeway 20 — that drivers and pedestrians can use to cross the canal.

• Whereas repairs occur on the Glendale Avenue bridge, the Queenston bridge will stay open, however will likely be closed Feb. 28 to March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Lakeshore bridge will likely be partially open from now till Feb. 20, however just for vehicles and lightweight vans. Massive vans are suggested to not use this bridge as it's posted for lighter hundreds.