An earlier rendering of the now-completed pedestrian bridge over Battleford Road in north Mississauga. Paving work on the bridge is taking place this week. (Image: City of Mississauga)<\/p>\n
A long-awaited pedestrian bridge that opened in northwest Mississauga last December after several delays is being shut down this week \u2014 but only for a day.<\/p>\n
The new walking bridge over busy Battleford Road, between Winston Churchill Boulevard and Tenth Line in Meadowvale, is closed to pedestrians on Wednesday (May 20) to allow crews to complete asphalt\/paving work, Mississauga Ward 9 Coun. Martin Reid said in an online update to the community.<\/p>\n
Reid added contractors will finish the job, weather permitting, by end of the day on Wednesday and the structure should reopen shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo ensure public safety, the bridge will be temporarily closed during this work,\u201d the councillor noted. \u201cWe appreciate the community\u2019s patience and understanding during these final stages of construction.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Battleford Pedestrian Bridge was initially scheduled to open to the public in time for the first week of school last September. However, multiple delays \u201cdue to the late delivery of the steel bridge from the supplier\u201d kept pushing the opening date back, Reid said at the time.<\/p>\n
When the bridge did open, it was complete with higher rails and a safer surface compared to the older structure<\/a>, the councillor noted back in December.<\/p>\n