Niagara Region tells us this'll happen next week, noise by-law exemption granted to speed up work
The St. Paul Street West bridge will soon be history, and a new one to take its place.
The Niagara region says this is the next step in a multi-year plan to build a new bridge, and upgrades to the St. Catharines Train Station, also work on an access road from Ridley Road to the train station, and re-doing Ridley Road.
The existing bridge will come down next Monday to Wednesday, with CN train service suspended since the bridge crosses the tracks.
A noise by-law exemption has been granted by the city so the work can be done faster, during extended hours.
The detours are as follows:
Vehicle Access Westbound St. Paul Street West:
- St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
- Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to Louth Street (Regional Road 72)
- Louth Street (Regional Road 72) to St. Paul Street
Vehicle Access Eastbound St. Paul Street West:
- St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) to Louth Street (Regional Road 72)
- Louth Street (Regional Road 72) to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
- Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81)
Pedestrian Detour (to remain in place until the new bridge is constructed and reopened to pedestrian traffic)
- Merigold Street to Chetwood Street
- Chetwood Street to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
- Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81)
Additional road closures and service disruptions:
Area Road Closures:
- Great Western Street from St. Paul Street to GO/VIA Station
- Ambrose Street from Great Western to Permilla Street
- Permilla Street will be closed at Great Western to Permilla Street
GO Bus Service:
- GO Bus Route 11 will continue to operate during the closure.
- The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Louth Street (Regional Road 72) will be accessible during the bridge removal.
- See the route details on Go Transit’s website
Niagara Regional Transit
- Niagara Transit Route 303/403 will continue to operate during the closure.
- The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Louth Street (Regional Road 72) will continue to be accessible.
- The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) will continue to be accessible.
- See the Niagara Region Transit Route map
GO Train and VIA Rail
- There will be no service for GO and VIA rail service to the Station from Nov. 18, 2024 through Nov. 20, 2024.
- See the GO Transit construction notice