All Toronto-bound lanes on the section of the Skyway Bridge in Burlington will be closed for construction on a number of occasions this year, so expansion joints can be replaced on the structure.

The first two full mainline closures this year are scheduled for Saturday, May 5 and 12 at 9 p.m. through to 10 a.m. the next day.

All lanes on the eastbound, or Toronto-bound, QEW on the Skyway Bridge will be fully closed. Toronto-bound traffic will be detoured through Eastport Drive and merged back onto the QEW at North Shore Boulevard.

QEW Niagara-bound traffic will not be affected.

After 10 a.m. Sunday, traffic on the QEW will resume on the Toronto-bound lanes of the Skyway Bridge.

To help assist the flow of traffic on Eastport Drive during the closure, access to Beach Boulevard from Van Wagners Beach Road and Eastport Drive will be restricted to local traffic only.

Police officers will be posted at these locations to assist with the traffic control.