Update as of Friday, June 7: Queen Street Bridge Reopens

On Saturday, June 8, the Town of Newmarket will be reopening the Queen Street bridge over the railway tracks to regular two-way traffic with the previously signed 10-tonne weight limit in place. The Queen Street bridge was previously closed in late April out of an abundance of caution while the Town conducted a more in-depth structural analysis of the bridge.

This careful decision to reopen the bridge was taken after the Town consulted with a second independent structural engineering firm that undertook a more comprehensive and quantitative assessment with structural modeling to compare it to the original inspections which were based on visual qualitative observations only. The findings from the second assessment show that the bridge has enough structural core capacity and redundancy to allow for it to reopen to regular traffic under the previously signed 10-tonne weight restriction. The bridge will continue to be inspected every month to ensure it continues to be safe for all.

The Town of Newmarket would like to thank all residents for their patience during this brief but necessary closure.