Work on Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge was delayed on Saturday due to high winds.

The new bridge deck span was supposed to be lifted into place early Saturday morning.

The city says the installation will begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday instead, if wind speeds allow it.

“One of the parts of this project is we have this big piece of steel hanging on cables up in the air while we pull a barge through and we simply can’t so that with winds that are gusting up to 40 and 50 km/hr, it’s dangerous,” said Jonathan Huggett, project director of the Johnson Street Bridge.

The Johnson Street Bridge will be closed to all traffic, including pedestrians and cyclists, from Sunday morning until 5 p.m. Monday.

If high winds continue Sunday the city says the work will be completed at the earliest opportunity.

Commuters are being advised to use the Bay Street Bridge during the closure.