About 570 cyclists cross Halifax's Macdonald Bridge every day, but all that will come to a halt in January 2015 when the redecking project kicks into high gear.

That's when the cycling and walking lanes will be removed from the bridge for at least a year and a half.

“Other than building a bridge, this is the biggest project we’ve ever done,” said Steve Snider, CEO of Halifax Harbour Bridges.

The project will see sections of the bridge removed and placed onto a barge. The first two panels are set to be replaced over Easter weekend, 2015.

“It will have to be executed with what we would call military precision,” said Snider.

Here are five facts about how the project will affect the side lanes: