Photo shows ongoing work to complete a pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Credit River in Mississauga. (Photo: From City of Mississauga video)

A new pedestrian and cycling bridge slated to open later this year will transform the way people get around Mississauga’s waterfront neighbourhoods, the city says.

The final phases of construction are underway (see video below), with the Port Credit active transportation bridge on schedule to open by year’s end, according to the City of Mississauga.

Once open for public use, the 66-metre bridge spanning the Credit River in Mississauga’s south end is expected to welcome eager cyclists as well as people on foot.

The backbone of the huge structure was moved into place during a Sept. 21 girder launch. Crews then started work on the next phase of the major job that’s been identified as among the City of Mississauga’s highest-priority infrastructure projects.

City officials said the completed pedestrian bridge “will connect trails in the Lakeshore Road corridor” and “create a new connection to Lakeshore Road, making it easier for people to walk or bike through the area.”

Furthermore, they added, it will offer “a direct and easy way to commute to Memorial Park and the GO station. This will help create a healthier and more accessible community for everyone.”

Construction is underway for the new Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge. This bridge will cross over the Credit River and will connect trails in the Lakeshore Road corridor. It will create a new connection to Lakeshore Road, making it easier for people to walk or bike… pic.twitter.com/pv4eOhcAvf

— City of Mississauga (@citymississauga) October 1, 2026

A City of Mississauga spokesperson told INSAUGA Canada earlier that over the next couple of months, “the concrete work and multi-use path trail connections on either side of the bridge will be constructed.”

The completed pedestrian bridge will cross the Credit River a short distance north of Lakeshore Road, between Port Credit Memorial Park and the Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion.

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Initially expected to open in spring 2027, the new pedestrian/cyclist bridge will instead take its first users several months ahead of schedule, Mississauga Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko said earlier.

It has been identified by the City of Mississauga as one of its highest-priority infrastructure projects and cost of the bridge is being shared by the city and federal government.

What Dasko has described as a “signature bridge” is expected to make getting around the south end of Canada’s seventh-largest city much easier for people once it opens.

“Designed exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists, the bridge will provide a safe, accessible crossing separated from vehicle traffic, linking Port Credit and the GO station with the Mineola West neighbourhood,” Mississauga officials said earlier in announcing that some $8.7 million in federal funding will help the city complete the pedestrian/cycling bridge project in addition to major upgrades to the Culham Trail.

The bridge project, the city continued, supports Mississauga’s efforts to “enhance transportation options and strengthen connections along the waterfront.”

Dasko added earlier the bridge has, for years, been part “of the vision for a more connected Port Credit. Once complete, it will provide a safe and convenient link across the Credit River, connecting residents to the GO station, waterfront and local destinations while supporting active transportation in one of Mississauga’s most walkable communities.”

Construction began last October, and City of Mississauga officials initially said it would take 18 months from that point to complete the bridge.

The bridge was assembled in a fenced-off area near both the Royal Canadian Legion’s parking lot and Memorial Park, project leaders said earlier, adding “once assembled, the bridge will be launched over the Credit River.”

Both renderings above show a completed pedestrian bridge over the Credit River in Mississauga’s south end. (Images: City of Mississauga)


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