Kingston's LaSalle Causeway bridge will likely need to be demolished

LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston, Ont. will need to be demolished

The LaSalle Causeway Bascule Bridge will require being demolished, despite the federal government's assurances that repairs of the bridge were progressing after it was damaged at the end of March.

Damaged LaSalle Causeway bridge will be demolished

Public Services and Procurement Canada conducted a laser survey of the span, which was damaged on March 30 and has remained closed to vehicles since. The survey determined it's necessary to scrap it.

PSPC confirms need for demolition of LaSalle Causeway

While the word was already out on the fate of the LaSalle Causeway, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) have now confirmed that the bridge will be demolished and replaced. In a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon, Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen shared that after ongoing repair efforts, it’s been determined that the bridge’s demolition is necessary. “Based on the results of the laser survey, age of the bridge, and other con…

Feds to demolish portion of LaSalle Causeway, putting reopening times in jeopardy

The federal government has decided to demolish and remove the portion of the LaSalle Causeway in Kingston that has resulted in the causeway being closed since March 30.

Kingston’s Lasalle Causeway bridge likely to be demolished and replaced following structural assessment

socastcmsRssStart88.7 myFM News staffsocastcmsRssEnd Though there was a glimmer of hope when it reopened to pedestrians earlier this month, the Lasalle Causeway bridge in Kingston will likely need to be demolished and replaced. Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen took to social media Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s official release, saying that it’s been decided that the bridge must be removed. Th…

Kingston's LaSalle Causeway bridge will likely need to be demolished

MP Mark Gerretsen writes on social media that inspection of the bridge reveals it will need to be replaced