Veterans Memorial Bridge upgrade project set to begin Monday, July 28, 2025

The Province of Nova Scotia and its contractor have informed the Town of Bridgewater that the renewal project on Veterans Memorial Bridge planned for this summer is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 28, 2025.

This project will include replacement of the bridge’s expansion joints and renewal work of the bridge deck and its sidewalks. The bridge renewal work is expected to take up to 10 weeks to complete, concluding in early October.

🚗 TRAFFIC FLOW DURING WORK

During the bridge renewal project, all traffic lights on both sides of the bridge will remain active as usual and traffic control personnel are not expected to be present. Motorists should, however, expect that traffic across the bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the work.

As a result, anyone travelling this corridor should expect to take extra time to reach their destination, particularly during peak traffic hours.

If at all possible, motorists may wish to use alternate routes of travel to cross the LaHave River. Other options include Old Bridge, Cookville Bridge, and using Highway 103.

🚶‍♀️ SIDEWALK ACCESS DURING WORK

The Province has advised that at least one side of the sidewalk infrastructure on the bridge will remain open during work, allowing pedestrians to safely cross in this area. It is expected that work on the south sidewalk will take place first.

🚦 LAHAVE & ABERDEEN INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT WORK

The Town of Bridgewater’s planned upgrades at the intersection of LaHave Street and Aberdeen Road, which includes extending the west-bound turning lane from north LaHave Street on to Veterans Bridge (travelling from the direction of Silvers Hill), will take place later this summer.

We will share additional information with the public when the start date for that project has been confirmed.

For a map of this project area, please visit www.bridgewater.ca/roads.