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Keith Gerein: Coming years may prove a bridge too far for construction snarls in Edmonton

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A bunch of aging bridges are all requiring rehabilitation around the same time.

The Dawson Bridge , east of Downtown, is scheduled to be closed for repairs through most of 2025 .

The Wellington Bridge on 102 Avenue is set to be completely closed for a year or so starting in fall 2025 .

Low Level Bridge, an official historic resource that was built in 1900 as Edmonton ’s first permanent river crossing, will also be closed.

Two -way traffic on Walterdale Bridge eyed to ease congestion with bridge repairs and repairs.

The city is preparing some radical moves to mitigate them, including having vehicles move in both directions on the bridge.

The province’s interest in building a high-speed rail line between Calgary and Edmonton .

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67

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65

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informal

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English

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42

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not hateful

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