There will be significant slowdowns on Columbus Drive starting tomorrow and lasting for a about a year.

Bridge rehabilitation work on the overpass near Waterford Bridge Road will focus on sidewalks, the median, and work underneath the overpass in phase one; the focus shifts next spring to repairing and paving the driving surface.

Traffic on Columbus Drive and Waterford Bridge Road will be disrupted, and sections of the Bowring Park duck pond parking lot will be unavailable. Expect lane reductions, traffic slowdowns, and limited parking until the project winds down at the end of next summer.

Starting tomorrow, eastbound traffic on the crosstown between Topsail Road and Bay Bulls Road will be reduced to one lane, and traffic on Waterford Bridge Road will also be reduced to one lane between the former Waterford Hospital main entrance and The Tower Corporate Campus.

The city says pedestrian access will be maintained during construction.