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LANTZ:<\/strong> A Lantz couple is concerned that locals\u2014including youth–may be risking potential injury to themselves by crossing the closed Hyde\u2019s Bridge in Lantz on their mini motorcycles and off-road machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said they have seen young kids and adults going back and forth across the bridge during walks they have taken. They are concerned one of the times boards may give out, resulting in serious injury or worse to the person crossing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\nVideo of one incident where a motorcycle crossed the bridge was sent to both TIR and The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe really don\u2019t want to see someone get hurt because of their enjoyment of the vehicles they use,\u201d said the couple. \u201cThere are barricades showing that the bridge is closed, but these people are risking their life. It\u2019s also a liability issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt would be very sad if something were to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR) was made aware of what was taking place, they said residents who witness these type of incidents should contact Halifax District or East Hants RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cTIR has installed barricades and signs restricting the use of the Hyde\u2019s Bridge,\u201d said spokesman Gary Andrea in an email to The Laker News on Aug. 21. \u201cResidents can contact their local policing agency if they notice any unauthorized motor vehicle activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea provided an update on the bridge as to when residents can expect to see work to replace it begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe department is actively working to replace this bridge structure and restore the road connection,\u201d he said. \u201cThe first phase of the project will be to remove the existing structure, expected in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cA new structure is scheduled for completion in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n[adrotate banner=”80″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LANTZ: A Lantz couple is concerned that locals\u2014including youth–may be risking potential injury to themselves by crossing the closed Hyde\u2019s Bridge in Lantz on their mini motorcycles and off-road machines. The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said they have seen young kids and adults going back and forth across the bridge during walks they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[196,1122,831],"class_list":["post-16283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-east-hants","tag-hydes-bridge","tag-tir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said they have seen young kids and adults going back and forth across the bridge during walks they have taken. They are concerned one of the times boards may give out, resulting in serious injury or worse to the person crossing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\nVideo of one incident where a motorcycle crossed the bridge was sent to both TIR and The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe really don\u2019t want to see someone get hurt because of their enjoyment of the vehicles they use,\u201d said the couple. \u201cThere are barricades showing that the bridge is closed, but these people are risking their life. It\u2019s also a liability issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt would be very sad if something were to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR) was made aware of what was taking place, they said residents who witness these type of incidents should contact Halifax District or East Hants RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cTIR has installed barricades and signs restricting the use of the Hyde\u2019s Bridge,\u201d said spokesman Gary Andrea in an email to The Laker News on Aug. 21. \u201cResidents can contact their local policing agency if they notice any unauthorized motor vehicle activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea provided an update on the bridge as to when residents can expect to see work to replace it begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe department is actively working to replace this bridge structure and restore the road connection,\u201d he said. \u201cThe first phase of the project will be to remove the existing structure, expected in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cA new structure is scheduled for completion in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n[adrotate banner=”80″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LANTZ: A Lantz couple is concerned that locals\u2014including youth–may be risking potential injury to themselves by crossing the closed Hyde\u2019s Bridge in Lantz on their mini motorcycles and off-road machines. The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said they have seen young kids and adults going back and forth across the bridge during walks they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[196,1122,831],"class_list":["post-16283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-east-hants","tag-hydes-bridge","tag-tir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Video of one incident where a motorcycle crossed the bridge was sent to both TIR and The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe really don\u2019t want to see someone get hurt because of their enjoyment of the vehicles they use,\u201d said the couple. \u201cThere are barricades showing that the bridge is closed, but these people are risking their life. It\u2019s also a liability issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt would be very sad if something were to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR) was made aware of what was taking place, they said residents who witness these type of incidents should contact Halifax District or East Hants RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTIR has installed barricades and signs restricting the use of the Hyde\u2019s Bridge,\u201d said spokesman Gary Andrea in an email to The Laker News on Aug. 21. \u201cResidents can contact their local policing agency if they notice any unauthorized motor vehicle activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea provided an update on the bridge as to when residents can expect to see work to replace it begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe department is actively working to replace this bridge structure and restore the road connection,\u201d he said. \u201cThe first phase of the project will be to remove the existing structure, expected in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA new structure is scheduled for completion in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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