New Haven’s Chapel Street Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during emergency repair work and it is expected to remain closed for the entire weekend and into next week.
New Haven officials said the bridge, which carries Chapel Street across the Mill River, was opened to allow boats to pass on the river, but a component of the mechanism that lifts and locks the bridge broke.
Engineers were immediately called, public works was notified and repairs are scheduled to begin Monday.
Until the repair is complete, the bridge will be closed, but it will be operational to allow for boats to pass if required. The bridge will be staffed around-the-clock, detour signs are posted and crash gates will be lowered with lights flashing. The Chapel Street Bridge will remain open for foot traffic.
