Heavy vehicles, including buses, restricted on Freeport Bridge [Video]

Heavy vehicles, like firetrucks and Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, will not be allowed on Kitchener’s Freeport Bridge and it could remain that way until bridge rehabilitation work is complete.

The ban on heavy vehicles starts Tuesday.

The Region of Waterloo calls it a precautionary measure for bridge rehabilitation work that is set to start in 2025.

“We want to reassure everyone that the bridge is safe and we’re just really trying to do this out of an overwhelming sense of precaution,” said Matthew Davis, director of transportation services with the Region of Waterloo.

Freeport Bridge seen on April 15, 2024. (David Pettitt/CTV News)

The bridge was built in 1926 and the region admitted it is starting to show its age.

“If you drove across it, you can see there are potholes and the outside of the concrete arches, you can see… it’s been weathered and there’s a little bit of a breakdown,” said Davis.

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