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On March 31, the City of Victoria is saying B次元官网网址渙ut with the old and in with the newB次元官网网址 as they open the new Johnson Street Bridge, nearly 10 years after starting discussions around the project. Dogged by multiple delays and well over its original budget at a current estimated cost of $105 million, the bridge will finally open over the Easter long weekend following a family-friendly event to kick off the new era.
On March 31, come celebrate the grand opening of 's new Johnson Street Bridge and say goodbye to your old Blue Bridge. Join us and be one of the first to walk across the new bridge before itB次元官网网址檚 officially opened to traffic
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At noon, Mayor Lisa Helps will cut the ribbon on the new bridge and the public is invited to join in the inaugural walk across the bridge, either on foot or bicycle. Two picnics B次元官网网址 one planned for each bridge B次元官网网址 will follow with food trucks, live music and activities for the kids to celebrate the future and pay tribute to the past.
All the fun will mean both bridges will be closed to vehicle traffic until 5 p.m., when the first vehicles make their own inaugural journey across the new span.