Drivers will have to change their route before they arrive at 14^th Street Bridge, because authorities have closed the bridge on Tuesday and they planned to keep it that way about 18 months. The bridge is closed between Fowler and Williams streets.

That’s right, it’s construction time!

“This project has been a long time in coming. We've been working on the utility portion of it for a little over a year now,” said Georgia DOT spokesperson Crystal Paulk-Buchanan, according to WXIA-TV.

As an alternative route, drivers who are traveling east or west over Atlanta's Downtown Connector should take 17th or 10th streets or North Avenue. Also, Williams Street has only one single lane between 10th and 16th streets and Techwood Drive is closed between 16th and 10th streets, reported Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Paulk said that contractors will be dismantling the bridge all morning long. They will only take small pieces. The bigger pieces will be removed by the crews later this week until there will be nothing more left. Then, like a Lego game, they will rebuild it.

The bridge will have two travel lanes and a turn lane on each side. There will also be sidewalks 15 feet wide.

I’m sure the wait will be worthwhile as the bridge will be higher and longer.

The cost was estimated at $88.5 million.