The new Walterdale Bridge is now living up to all its glory.
The new bridge looked much brighter Thursday as lighting on its arches was turned on.
Thursday morning also marked the opening of Walterdale’s shared-use path.
There is still work left in and around the Walterdale Trail connections. It’s expected to be completed in the new year.
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“Everything is going to be fenced off around the outside of the shared-use path and there will still be a construction zone,” Teplitsky said.
“The surrounding trail networks won’t be completed until spring next year. So the only connections are going to be the north/south connection and then we’ll fully complete the rest of the project in the spring and summer.”
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Edmontonians waited for years for the new Walterdale Bridge to open. After several delays, it opened to motorists in September.
The $155-million Walterdale Bridge project began in the spring of 2013.
Construction was initially scheduled to be complete in fall of 2015. However, during the spring of 2015, the date was pushed back because the bridge’s 42 steel beams, which were made in South Korea, began arriving months later than expected.
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The new bridge was then scheduled to open in late 2016, but it was pushed back again to mid-2017 because of weather-sensitive work, including asphalt paving, which couldn’t be done until after winter.
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