What’s Happening
The Centennial Bridge in Miramichi is temporarily closing April 6 to Dec. 1 of 2026 so that the Transportation and Infrastructure Department can replace one of the approach spans of the bridge.
It is part of a multi-year project to rehabilitate the bridge, which is used by more than 8,000 vehicles a day and is a vital link between the east and west of the province.
Another shutdown is scheduled for 2027 for the same 34 week time period. An additional closure is expected, but details have not been announced.
Detour
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For the duration of the closure, vehicle traffic will have to detour through the city.
Vehicles heading east will travel along King George Highway to the Miramichi Bridge and then along Route 8.
Vehicles heading west will travel along Route 8 to the Miramichi Bridge and then on to King George Highway.
Temporary Traffic Lights
To help keep traffic moving during the shut down, the city has put in place temporary traffic lights at the following location:
– University Avenue at Route 8 WB
– Hennessey Street at Pleasant Street
– King George Highway at Cove Road
– King George Highway at French Fort Road
– King George Highway at Percy Kelly Drive
– King George Highway at Rennie Road
All traffic lights will have an advanced green for left hand turns and the traffic lights will be timed.
Left-hand turns have been limited from the following streets:
– Ledden Street
– Williston Road
– City staff will monitor traffic flow daily and make adjustments accordingly when and where needed.
Check out a photo of the map of the temporary traffic light locations.
Miramichi Transit
Miramichi Transit has announced an Express Route from the Chatham Shopping Centre to Northumberland Square. The routes will be updated and with additional staffing, Miramichi Transit says there will be two buses running on the northside and two on the southside Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. They have also added an evening route from 8 to 11:45 pm. You can visit their website for information on routes and times.
City Service
– City Hall will be open from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm during the bridge closure.
– The Miramichi Fire Department will be setting up a temporary location in Douglastown to provide 24/7 coverage.
– The Miramichi Police Force will have additional staffing to cover the Douglastown area.
– The city has purchased new collision reconstruction software reduce road closures from major accidents from six hours to two hours.
–ย Some city departments will have temporary satellite offices.
– Fero will be collecting garbage and recycling at 5 am during the closure.
Water Taxi
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The province has announced it is adding a Water Taxi to transport up to 12 passengers at a time between Chatham and Douglastown.
There are not a lot of details at this time.
The province has said it will operate during the summer of 2026, but has not announced a start date or any other information.
We will update as soon as we have more details from the province.
Helpful websites
City of Miramichi
City Traffic Mitigation Plan
Miramichi Transit
GNB 511
GNB Centennial Bridge Info
Maritime Bus
Social Media
Province of New Brunswick on Facebook
City of Miramichi on Facebook
City of Miramichi on LinkedIn
City of Miramichi on X (Twitter)
Miramichi Transit on Facebook
Miramichi Police Force on Facebook
Miramichi Fire Department on Facebook
Maritime Bus on Facebook
Oversize Loads
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI) has advised operators that the Centennial Bridge (C244) will be closed to all traffic starting April 6th, 2026 until December 1st, 2026.
Please be advised that due to high traffic, the King George Highway — ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ — will have travel time constraints to vehicles that are over 3.05 meters wide, 27.5 meters long, and 4.15 meters high. Permitted time will be from sunrise until 11:00 A.M. and from 6:00 P.M. until sundown on Sundays only. This will be for the duration of the Centennial Bridge (C244) closure. We encourage these vehicles to use another route if possible.
Vehicles that require a permit that are under the dimension listed above can travel the King George Highway from 7:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. daily or use an alternate route.
For more information please call or email the special permits office. The number is 506-453-2982 and the email is specialpermits@gnb.ca.
