A sidewalk on the Louise Bridge is barricaded due to two holes large enough to see the river.
City crews have blocked off the west side sidewalk of the bridge, after a nearby resident reported the two holes in the walkway’s pavement.
“I noticed as I was walking, water was moving.” Said Sharon Johnson, the resident who called 311.
“I was just shocked.”
Johnson shared a video and three images on social media, which show the holes are deep enough to see the flow of the Red River.
“This is not the first one, that’s not the second one. This has been going on for years here,” Elmwood-East Kildonan Coun. Jason Schreyer said.
Schreyer says he will attempt to reopen talks with other city councillors about a possible new bridge.
“My point is, they have to put it back on the books. We have to re-prioritize the second oldest bridge in Winnipeg because they'll have to keep repairing this bridge on a regular basis."
The city told CTV News that they’re aware of the holes and crews will be dispatched to inspect the bridge to determine what repairs will be needed.
The city says they have no timeline on when repairs will be completed or when the sidewalk will reopen.
