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Johnson Street Bridge closure postponed

The bridge will be open to traffic Thursday evening, and for the Friday morning commute
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The Johnson Street Bridget will no longer be closed to vehicle traffic Sept. 7-8. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

The Johnson Street Bridge closure scheduled for this evening has been delayed due to a labour shortage.

The city had initially planned to close the bridge to traffic from 7 p.m. Thursday Sept. 7 until 5 a.m. Friday morning to transfer wood piles to make room for a crane barge. The barge is necessarily for the installation of the new bridge.

Rebecca Prenz of the City of Victoria said the closure has been postponed to a date later in September.

The new Johnson Street Bridge, already three years behind schedule, is slated to open in March 2018.

kristyn.anthony@vicnews.com