Necessary repairs to the Upper Bridge in downtown Belleville was approved by city council on Monday.
The bridge, which links Front Street with Moira Street, is almost a century old and its last major upgrade was done 34 years ago.
Staff recommended to council that an extra $425,000 was needed for the project,
It was also recommended that council accept the low bid from Niagara Region Urbanlink Civil Inc.of $4.5 million including HST.
The extra money would come from the federal government’s Canada Community Building Fund.
Decorative lighting on the bridge will not be included in the work, as staff report vandals have struck the lighting on both the Bridge Street bridge and the Catharine Street footbridge.
It’s estimated that including decorative lighting and associated electrical upgrades would have added $775,000 to the cost of the rehabilitation.
With files from John Spitters
