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TransLink is advising drivers about upcoming maintenance work that will affect overnight traffic on the Pattullo Bridge.

For six days starting Sunday, July 28, the bridge, which connects New Westminster and Surrey, will be closed in alternating directions for maintenance and annual inspection.

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Southbound closures:

• Sunday, July 28, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

• Monday, July 29, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

Northbound closures:

• Tuesday, July 30, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

• Wednesday, July 31, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

• Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

• Friday, Aug. 2, 2019: 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.

The maintenance will involve the installation of early seismic warning and wind monitoring sensors.

The annual inspection involves checking the underside of the bridge deck to ensure all equipment is functioning properly.

The transit authority is encouraging bridge users to take the Port Mann or Alex Fraser Bridge as alternatives during the closures.

TransLink says affected trips on the N19 night bus service between Vancouver and Surrey will be rerouted over the Queensborough Bridge.