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Old portion of Pensacola Bay Bridge to be demolished, bridge will close for an hour on Wednesday

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — According to the Pensacola Police Department, they will be closing the Pensacola Bay Bridge in both directions on Wednesday.

The department posted on Twitter both directions will be closed at some point between 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., so crews can demolish a portion of the old bridge that is under water. PPD said an explosive will be used to demolish the portion.

PPD said they will reopen the bridge as soon as possible.