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Champlain Bridge 'superbeam' installation causes delays

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The reopening of the Champlain Bridge has been delayed by five hours, until noon.


The bridge was supposed to be closed overnight from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m., but the reopening has been delayed because of the time it has taken workers to cut a median on the bridge so that cranes could place the 'superbeam' more easily.


The beam that is being installed this morning is meant to reinforce a cracked girder. 


The crack was first discovered three weeks ago and has since doubled in length.


When the bridge does reopen, a lane in either direction will be what commuters have to contend with until Monday at 5 a.m. 


At that point, traffic is expected to return to normal.


The new Champlain Bridge is projected to be completed by 2021.


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