Traffic delays will continue for months at Mactaquac Dam, near Fredericton

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traffic-delays-will-continue-for-months-at-mactaquac-dam,-near-frederictonTraffic delays will continue for months at Mactaquac Dam, near Fredericton

New Brunswick

The construction project on the bridge leading to the Mactaquac Dam has blown by its 2024 deadline, meaning continued delays for the thousands of commuters who use the crossing every day.

About 4,300 vehicles cross that bridge each day, province says

Shane Fowler · CBC News

· Posted: Jan 15, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

A snow covered bridge littered in construction materials

The bridge, which crosses over the slipway at the dam, was scheduled to have rehab work completed in November. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)

The construction project on the bridge leading to the Mactaquac Dam has blown by its 2024 deadline, meaning continued delays for the thousands of commuters who use the crossing every day. 

Work on the approach channel bridge, the link leading to N.B. Power’s Mactaquac generating station on the St. John River, upriver from Fredericton, was scheduled to be finished in November.

The province now says the project won’t be completed until late spring at the earliest. 

That means traffic will continue to be restricted to a single lane and dependent on traffic lights for the foreseeable future. 

CBC News requested an interview with someone from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to speak about the delay, but no one was made available. 

“Remaining work to complete the bridge deck, curb, and railing cannot be completed under winter conditions for quality reasons,” Jacob MacDonald,

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