CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2014 4:02 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2014 5:39 PM ET
The Toronto-bound lanes of the Burlington Skyway are closed and could remain shut down through?the busy Caribbean Carnival weekend after a truck hit some scaffolding on the bridge.
Police, fire and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) are all responding to the collision, which has closed all Toronto-bound?lanes, said Const. Julia McCuaig. The driver received?minor injuries.
A heavy tow truck is also on scene. Police have no estimate of how long the lanes will be closed. Burlington Mayor Rick?Goldring?has tweeted that the damage may mean the highway is closed for days.?Authorities are also keeping ship traffic out of the canal.
Officers are still investigating how the collision happened, McCuaig said. Traffic is being redirected onto Lakeshore Road, causing a potential backup for this weekend's Caribbean?Carnival?in Toronto.?The Fort Erie-bound lanes are open.
Just after 3:30 p.m., OPP?received a call from a?dump truck driver that the truck had struck scaffolding. The dump truck bed appeared to be?extended, McCuaig said, but it's?not clear if the truck?is part of the?job site there.?The truck compromised the?scaffolding and some debris also fell.?
Workers in the area are safe, and emergency officials are trying to figure out how to get the vehicle out without damaging the scaffolding further.
The province is in the midst of a $20-million construction project on the?Skyway. Workers are on the second phase of applying anti-corrosive coating to the steel, which should be finished by fall 2016.
MTO?is assessing the damage to the bridge.?
Pic of Burlington #Skyway incident with Dump truck. That truck driver better have his license revoked. pic.twitter.com/PG9NBrpzwp
— @vandernateALL TORONTO BOUND LANES CLOSED ON QEW AT BURLINGTON SKYWAY pic.twitter.com/YV6yvWlvEO
— @satansux
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