Police have reopened Highway 2 between Navy Rd and Tragically Hip Way.
UPDATE: Highway 2 has been reopened to traffic. It had been closed as crews worked to repair the foot bridge outside RMC.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Commuters who use the LaSalle Causeway are going to have to find another way home.
Kingston Police Service have closed down a stretch of Highway 2 between Tragically Hip Way and Navy Road.
The City of Kingston issued a news release on Friday saying the road is closed to allow for crews to make emergency repairs to the pedestrian bridge connecting Royal Military College and the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre.
In addition to the road closure, access to the pedestrian bridge has been closed.
CFB Kingston spokesperson Marion Bec, in an email to KingstonDaily.ca, says there was concreate debris that broke off from the structure and fell on to the road. They say military police and Real Property Operations Unit Detachment Kingston went down to assess the situation.
Bec says there will be an assessment of the structural integrity of the bridge, as well as mitigation measures to prevent personal or property damage for foot or vehicle traffic.
There is no word on when the bridge or the road will be reopened.
Story by Ken Hashizume
Snowbirds set to give Kingston one more spectacular look at the iconic Tutor jets
Police using coordinated approach to address open-air drug use in Kingston
This Canadian program is helping more girls see themselves in tech
Kingston children of all abilities now have new place to play
Bobs Lake marine patrol leads to two impaired operation charges
