Kingston fears traffic delays if major artery stays closed for eclipse – Kingston [Video]

The City of Kingston is anxiously awaiting word on whether a major traffic artery will be open before as many as a half-a-million people descend on the community to watch a total solar eclipse.

The federally owned LaSalle Causeway, which connects downtown Kingston to Pittsburgh Township near the mouth of the Cataraqui River, did not reopen Monday as planned after it was closed for scheduled rehabilitation work over the weekend.

Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson says that while city officials are working on a plan to improve traffic flows should the LaSalle Causeway remain closed to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians Monday, ultimately the bridge’s fate is out of the city’s hands.

“At the end of the day, we are going to do the best that we can with what we have,” Paterson tells Global News.

“It is clearly, not ideal — that causeway needs to be repaired and reopened as quickly as possible.”

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