Major repairs will force nighttime closures of the Toronto-bound Burlington skyway Friday through Sunday.

Traffic will be rerouted during the closures at Easport Drive and over the lift bridge before rejoining the QEW.

Closure times include:

10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday;

11 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday;

10 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday.

Beach Boulevard will also be closed during night detours and the OPP will be on traffic redirection duty at the Lakeshore Road and Eastport Drive intersection in Burlington.

The three-year rehabilitation project will add a protective coating to the bridge's structural steel and started this spring. Scheduled bridge closures will only happen at night – but it's possible that high winds could force unexpected shutdowns.

Construction blocking some lanes on the bridge snarled rush hour traffic early Wednesday, causing a backup down the QEW and slowing traffic on the Red Hill Valley Parkway and Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway.

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