St. Paul Street Bridge Coming Down

Niagara Region tells us this'll happen next week, noise by-law exemption granted to speed up work

The St. Paul Street West bridge will soon be history, and a new one to take its place.

The Niagara region says this is the next step in a multi-year plan to build a new bridge, and upgrades to the St. Catharines Train Station, also work on an access road from Ridley Road to the train station, and re-doing Ridley Road.

The existing bridge will come down next Monday to Wednesday, with CN train service suspended since the bridge crosses the tracks.

A noise by-law exemption has been granted by the city so the work can be done faster, during extended hours.

The detours are as follows:

Vehicle Access Westbound St. Paul Street West:

• St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
• Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to Louth Street (Regional Road 72)
• Louth Street (Regional Road 72) to St. Paul Street

Vehicle Access Eastbound St. Paul Street West:

• St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) to Louth Street (Regional Road 72)
• Louth Street (Regional Road 72) to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
• Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81)

Pedestrian Detour (to remain in place until the new bridge is constructed and reopened to pedestrian traffic)

• Merigold Street to Chetwood Street
• Chetwood Street to Pelham Road (Regional Road 69)
• Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) to St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81)

Additional road closures and service disruptions:

Area Road Closures:

• Great Western Street from St. Paul Street to GO/VIA Station
• Ambrose Street from Great Western to Permilla Street
• Permilla Street will be closed at Great Western to Permilla Street

GO Bus Service:

• GO Bus Route 11 will continue to operate during the closure.
  • The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Louth Street (Regional Road 72) will be accessible during the bridge removal.
  • See the route details on Go Transit’s website

Niagara Regional Transit

• Niagara Transit Route 303/403 will continue to operate during the closure.
  • The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Louth Street (Regional Road 72) will continue to be accessible.
  • The bus stop at the intersection of St. Paul Street West (Regional Road 81) and Pelham Road (Regional Road 69) will continue to be accessible.
  • See the Niagara Region Transit Route map

GO Train and VIA Rail

• There will be no service for GO and VIA rail service to the Station from Nov. 18, 2024 through Nov. 20, 2024.
  • See the GO Transit construction notice