Extreme makeover: Macdonald Bridge to undergo major 2-year revamp project – Halifax [Video]

The Macdonald Bridge in Halifax is set to undergo a makeover that will span most of the next two years — resulting in several weekend closures throughout the process.

The work, dubbed “Project Lifespan,” will see seven decades of paint stripped off the bridge’s two towers.

Steven Proctor, a spokesperson for Halifax Harbour Bridges, said removing the accumulated paint will allow for preservation and repair work to be done in order to keep the iconic structure operating for another 50 years.

“They’ll wrap the tower in material so that none of the material that they chip off goes into the harbour, goes into traffic, goes under people’s cars,” Proctor said, adding that the bridge’s towers will have a different appearance once the project gets underway on April 25.

“Within that thing it’ll be pressurized and all the stuff will be sucked into a certain place where it can be collected and disposed of …