Peterborough’s Warsaw Road Swing Bridge closed again during the day on Thursday

Parks Canada is closing bridge for a second time from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for seasonal maintenance

Peterborough's Warsaw Road Swing Bridge is located on Parkhill Road East between Armour Road and Television Road. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
Peterborough's Warsaw Road Swing Bridge is located on Parkhill Road East between Armour Road and Television Road. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

For the second time in two weeks, the Warsaw Road Swing Bridge in Peterborough will be temporarily closed during the day on Thursday (July 6).

The bridge, located on Parkhill Road East between Armour Road and Television Road, will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The bridge was also closed for the day last Thursday (June 29).

The “additional one-day closure … is required to complete seasonal maintenance purposes,” according to a media release from Parks Canada.

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Traffic control measures and detour signage will be in place.

Parks Canada encourages members of the public to use alternate bridge crossings at Maria Street or Lansdowne Street.

Other alternate routes between Armour Road and Television Road to the south include the McFarlane Street bridge and the Peterborough Lift Lock at Hunter Street East and Ashburnham Drive.