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It may look tempting, but the concrete just poured for the deck of the 102 Avenue over Groat Road Bridge won’t be open to drive on until late September.

Matt Boiko, general supervisor with Edmonton’s transportation infrastructure department, said Tuesday the last of three concrete pours for the delayed bridge project was completed last week.

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The concrete bridge barriers, the cantilevers and sidewalks on either side of the bridge, expansion joints, the waterproofing, paving, the pedestrian railing and the approach slabs on either side still need to be done.

“There’s still quite a bit to do, but due to the good weather, we got a good jump on it this year,” Boiko said.

Workers need temperatures above -5 C to pour concrete. Things were iffy in late March for the bridge deck’s first pour, but by the third pour, the weather had warmed.

The deck’s concrete needs about 21 days to cure. At the start of May, the contractor will begin roadwork on both ends of the bridge.

Demolition of the old bridge over Groat Road started in July 2014, closing 102 Avenue to traffic. The project was supposed to be completed in October 2015, but it was delayed for a year when girders for the deck buckled when they were installed in March 2015.

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