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Macdonald bridge delays tie up traffic

Macdonald bridge was closed until 9 a.m.

October 19, 2015, 1:35 pm ADTLast Updated: October 20, 2015, 5:48 am

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On Monday morning, the Macdonald bridge was closed due to construction. Crews removed a part of the bridge and reinserted a new one as part of their Big Lift project. The bridge was supposed to reopen at 5:30 a.m. but construction delays resulted in it opening around 9 a.m. This caused huge traffic slowdown on the MacKay bridge and in Dartmouth. People took to Twitter to express their displeasure.

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