The Dufferin Bridge closes to pedestrians today while Metrolinx checks it for potentially dangerous loose concrete.
According to Frank Clarizio, the city's director of capital works delivery for the department of Engineering and Construction Services, the 10-day closure is the result of a recommendation of one of the city's consulting engineers.
The closure to pedeistrians and cyclists comes almost four months after it was precipitously closed to vehicular traffic, and
five years after the original report suggesting the century-old bridge was in urgent need of repairs was released in 2008.
The clearing of loose concrete, known as scaling, is Metrolinx's responsibility, as the brdige runs over GO Transit tracks, and any falling chunks would be endangering its trains.
During the closure, pedestrians and cyclists looking to get to the Exhibition grounds can use Atlantic Avenue.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Frank Clarizio