MacKay Bridge will be closed this weekend for maintenance, inspection

The MacKay Bridge will be closed again this weekend.

The closure begins Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. and ends on Monday, July 15 at 5:30 a.m.

In a news release on Thursday, Halifax Harbour Bridges said the closure is for planned maintenance and inspection.

Halifax Harbour Bridges said the closure of the MacKay Bridge will cause traffic delays.

The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge will be open as usual, but traffic is expected to be heavier than normal.

"Use alternate routes; take a ferry or bus, and leave plenty of extra time to get to your destination," Halifax Harbour Bridges advised in a news release.

Two planned closures on the MacKay Bridge this summer were postponed because of the weather. Halifax Harbour Bridges said the bridge will be closed for another weekend sometime this summer.