After weeks of one-way access over Longbird Bridge, replacement structures will now allow traffic to travel over the Causeway in two lanes.

Longbird Bridge was restricted to one lane in recent weeks because its infrastructure was deemed unsafe following damage from storms and the environment.

Motorists had complained the lane closure led to lengthy traffic jams, while the queues have also been blamed for flight delays at the nearby L. F. Wade International Airport.

Yesterday a spokesman for the Ministry of Works and Engineering announced the replacement bridges at Longbird Bridge would be open for two-way traffic just in time for Cup Match.

The spokesman said: "The Ministry of Works and Engineering would like to announce that the replacement bridges at Longbird Bridge are open for two-way through traffic.

"The public is reminded to adhere to the new posted signs and road markings and should note that the speed limit is 25 kph over the bridges."

However, pedestrians are advised to continue using Longbird Bridge for access over the Causeway while the five-year programme for maintenance is carried out. There remains a limit on vehicle weight over the bridges which is 40-tones though that should be adequate to accommodate all heavy vehicles on the Island.