Repairs will close the LaSalle Causeway for two days later this month.

Public Works and Government Services Canada plans to close the span from 12:01 a.m., Aug. 25, to 11:59 p.m., Aug. 26.

The closure is required to complete a structural repair to the bridge.

“The closure has been scheduled in consultation with the City of Kingston and the province of Ontario to ensure the least possible inconvenience,” a government news release stated.

“The schedule will change only if warranted by circumstances such as inclement weather.”

A complimentary taxi shuttle service is to be available to carry pedestrians to either side of the bridge via Hwy. 401.

Boats that are less than four metres high above the waterline can pass under the causeway’s east bridge.

Natural gas to be released

On Thursday morning, Kingston residents may notice a venting flame or gas odour at Lower University Avenue and Stuart Street, but there’s no need for alarm.

The sights and smells will be a result of a planned release of natural gas, scheduled for just an hour.

It will be a controlled operation to depressurize a section of pipe so that Utilities Kingston can make necessary repairs.

The release will not affect Kingston General Hospital of Queen’s University.

Vehicle strikes hydro pole

The Prince Edward County OPP are investigating a car crash on County Road 3.

A single vehicle struck a hydro pole just before noon on Tuesday.

No injuries were reported and the road was reopened later that afternoon.

Anyone with information about this crash are asked to contact Prince Edward County OPP at 613-476-2151 or 1-888-310-1122.

— The Whig-Standard