Phase two of the $7 Million Lakeshore Drive Overpass project begins early next week.

This phase includes a deck replacement and Councillor Tanya Vrebosch says it will happen in two stages to minimize traffic disruption.

She says traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction for the next several months starting on Tuesday with the work expected to be finished in October but that’s an estimate at this point.

She says this is a necessary project and they’ve let emergency services know so they can make adjustments and other arrangements in covering incidents.

Vrebosch suggests you do your best to stay out of the area but you should be planning for traffic delays and give yourself a few more minutes just in case.