Halifax's Macdonald Bridge closed this weekend for ‘Project LifeSpan'
The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge will be closed to all traffic this weekend as part of 'Project LifeSpan.'
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Halifax's Macdonald Bridge to be closed on Wednesday, Saturday nights for 3 weeks
The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge is pictured on the Dartmouth, N.S., side of the Halifax Harbour on April 25, 2025. (Stephanie Tsicos/CTV Atlantic) The Macdonald Bridge in Halifax will be closed to all vehicle traffic from midnight to 5 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays for the next three weeks. As part of Project LifeSpan – a $70-million, two-year effort to preserve the towers on the Macdonald Bridge – the structure will be shut down for two nights per week starting this Wednesday. The closures will allow crews to continue to build overhead platforms at the Dartmouth tower. The cycling lane and pedestrian walkway will stay open. The final closure is scheduled for June 14. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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Macdonald Bridge will be closed again this weekend
The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge will be closed again this weekend for work that's part of the two-year, $70-million project to extend the bridge's life. The closure begins Friday at 7 p.m. and ends Monday at 5:30 a.m. The bridge will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists, who will share the designated walkway. "Users are urged to exercise caution and obey all directions from traffic control. Cyclists must walk their bicycles in the area of the pedestrian tunnel, near the Dartmouth tower," Halifax Harbour Bridges said in a news release. Halifax Harbour Bridges said traffic delays are expected, so drivers should plan ahead, use alternative routes and allow extra time to reach destinations. This is the second of potentially four Macdonald Bridge closures this year in relation to what the bridge commission has dubbed Project LifeSpan.
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Dartmouth-bound lanes on MacKay Bridge to close Thursday night
Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) says all lanes heading towards Dartmouth, N.S., on the MacKay Bridge will be closed overnight Thursday. A news release from HHB just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday says all Dartmouth-bound lanes will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 a.m. Friday. The lanes travelling from Dartmouth to Halifax will remain open. 'The overnight closure will accommodate bearing replacement work delayed last summer, and work associated with the continual removal of the MacKay toll plaza,' reads the news release. Macdonald bridge closure this weekend The Macdonald Bridge in Halifax will be closed to vehicles this weekend as crews continue work to extend the life of the structure. HHB says the bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic from 7 p.m. Friday to 5:30 a.m. Monday. It will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists. The work is part of Project LifeSpan, a two-year, $70-million effort that will strip the paint from the bridge's towers to allow for inspection and repairs. The Dartmouth Tower is set to be finished later this year while the Halifax Tower is slated to be done in 2026 For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
