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The north span of Saskatoon’s historic Traffic Bridge is slated to be taken down with explosives Sunday morning.

Like most sequels, the next phase of demolition is not expected to be as entertaining as the first one that drew thousands. Part 3 already looms, too: the final span is set to come down in the fall or next winter.

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Sunday’s demolition is not expected to be as spectacular as the Jan. 10 blast that took down the two southernmost spans of the 109-year-old bridge. About a quarter of the explosives that were used a month ago will be needed this time, and only one end of the span will fall onto the berm built below in the South Saskatchewan River.

“This phase of demolition will not be as visually compelling as the first phase of demolition last month,” the City of Saskatoon’s special projects manager, Dan Willems, told reporters Thursday.

The city intends to once again enforce a no-go zone in a 250-metre radius around the blast site, which extends as far as 19th Street East downtown and part of Saskatchewan Crescent on the south side of the river.