The final pieces of the old Johnson Street Bridge are scheduled to be removed Sunday by the Dynamic Beast crane.
The City of Victoria said there will be two closures of the new Johnson Street Bridge as the 160-tonne east span and the 90-tonne west span are lifted onto a barge. That work is expected take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The new bridge will be closed to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians while the work is underway. The closures could last for several hours at a time.
The City of Victoria will give about one hour’s notice of closures via johnsonstreetbridge.com and its @CityofVictoria Twitter account.
On Saturday, the tower truss was removed.
The tower truss has been successfully removed and the bridge has reopened to all #yyjtraffic - thank you again #yyj for your patience. Tomorrow's work will involve two closures to remove the east and west approach spans pic.twitter.com/ik3s00cDuo
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) June 9, 2018
#yyj #jsb #byebyebluey pic.twitter.com/s4OgDi3kMc
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) June 9, 2018
There's a good crowd out to watch the tower truss of the old bridge be removed #yyj #jsb pic.twitter.com/4F0GuAF316
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) June 9, 2018
The bridge was closed for less than an hour Friday, starting about noon, as the counterweight truss was lifted onto the barge.
JSB update: the bridge has been reopened to #yyjtraffic - thanks for your patience #yyj pic.twitter.com/YnWFlzMsXS
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) June 8, 2018
JSB update: The counterweight truss is in the air and will be placed on the Dynamic Beast crane barge pic.twitter.com/Wk6yGiBqiI
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) June 8, 2018
Still to be extracted from the old bridge structure are the 355-tonne tower truss, the 160-tonne east span and the 90-tonne west span.
The barge-mounted crane will be at the south side of the old and new bridges Friday through Sunday. The marine channel will be closed during its stay.
The best vantage points to view the work are Reeson Park off Wharf Street or the waterfront walkway by the Delta Ocean Point Hotel. You can also see the work via the city's live webcam.
