The City of Tallinn has already imposed weight limits for vehicles traveling over the structures, while two other bridges in the capital with less serious issues have weight restrictions imposed as well.

The most severely impacted structures are the Vesse viaduct on Peterburi tee, a major east-west thoroughfare, and the Pirita River bridge, also east of the city center.

The City of Tallinn is trying to find solutions so that the weight restrictions do not hinder road hauliers and logistics firms, Toomas Haidak, head of development and planning services at Tallinn’s environment and public utilities department, told ERR.

One such solution, Haidak said, would be an alternative route. In the case of the Vesse viaduct, heavy vehicles could be re-routed via Suur-Sõjamäe tee, to the south of Peterburi tee.

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