Weather permitting, beginning on Monday, April 12, drivers can expect disruptions in the City’s downtown as the detour set up to accommodate the 10th Street Bridge closure will be returned to the pre-construction traffic flow pattern. We appreciate your patience during this time. This work is expected to be completed by Friday, April 16. The decommissioning work includes;

-  New pavement marking
-  Traffic light timing and signalization
  - Removal of temporary signage and signage on permanent poles

Please see a summary below for road/lane closures and delays:

-  9th Street from 3rd Avenue East to 3rd Avenue West
-  8th Street from 3rd Avenue East to 3rd Avenue West
-  3rd Avenue East from 8th Street East to 10th Street East
-  2nd Avenue West from 8th Street West to 10th Street West
-  3rd Avenue West from 8th Street West to 10th Street West

Drivers should also expect delays along 10th Street at the 3rd Avenue East and 2nd Avenue West intersections.

The following on-street parking will be restored:

- 100 and 200 blocks of 8th Street East and 9th Street East
- 800 and 900 blocks of 3rd Avenue East and 3rd Avenue West
- 100 and 200 blocks of 9th Street West

Two-hour on-street and five-hour municipal lot parking remain complimentary in the City’s downtow

The 10th Street Bridge has an annual average daily traffic (AADT) volume of 24,000 vehicles per day.
The detours were put into place on October 2, 2019.
For a full list of road closures in Owen Sound, please visit https://www.municipal511.ca.

source: media release, City of Owen Sound