Construction to repair an issue on the north pier of the Low Level Bridge is taking longer than expected, the City of Edmonton announced on Friday.

"It does look worse than it really is," said Cheryl Fereday with the city, but work on the Low Level Bridge is scheduled in three to five years.

One person was killed and two others were critically injured when their vehicle crashed and rolled on the Low Level Bridge in Edmonton's river valley early Wednesday morning.

Initially, the new downtown beach on Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River prompted questions about how it got there in the first place. Now it's raising questions about how to deal with its growing number of visitors.

In the shadow of Edmonton's downtown, just downstream from the Low Level Bridge along the North Saskatchewan River, a beach has emerged.

City council approved the construction of the Mechanized River Valley Access project, which will include an urban staircase with a funicular, pedestrian bridge and outdoor elevator.