UPDATED at 8 a.m. Friday.

The Eads Bridge is closed to vehicle traffic until 3 p.m. Friday to celebrate the end of a major repair project on the 142-year-old span.

A program is set for 10 a.m., according to Metro Transit, and it will be kicked off with marching bands from East St. Louis Senior High School and from University City High School.

Speakers include Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, as well as Congress members William Lacy Clay and Michael Bost.

People can come to the bridge from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to take a look at the top deck, and to have lunch. Food trucks are expected to be there, and tours will be available on MetroLink for a better look at work that was done.

Special shuttles will be operating from the west end of the Eads Bridge near Memorial Drive and from the East Riverfront MetroLink station.

It’s free, but organizers are asking that people RSVP at http://bit.ly/2cOoZXD. A Facebook page for the “Eads Bridge Completion” event also has been created.