Repair work on the North Side’s Swindell Bridge will close the span for nearly a month starting Monday, city officials said.

The full closure is expected to last through Aug. 7, according to officials with the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.

Swindell Bridge — which links Pittsburgh’s Perry South and Northview Heights over Interstate 279 — will undergo nearly $540,000 of work, including restoration of deteriorated steel beams at the west end of the bridge where a lane restriction and two-way stop signs have been in place.

The bridge closed for about a week in April to allow contractors to install temporary work structures beneath it. Contractors confirmed dimensions for steel beams to be fabricated.

The bridge reopened for about two months while beams were fabricated off-site, but now will close again to allow crews to install the beams.

City officials said the lane restriction will be lifted and the stop signs will be removed when the project is completed.

A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned. Preliminary engineering work is expected to start this year. The larger project will include additional steel and concrete repairs, a new deck and painting, officials said.

City Council in February approved a $1.2 million contract with Pittsburgh-based HDR Engineering to handle preliminary design work.

Officials said additional details about the project, including its timeline and cost, will be determined during the design process. Officials have estimated construction could begin in 2027.

The 1,097-foot-long bridge closed briefly for repairs last summer after officials were alerted to debris falling from the span to the highway below while crews were performing maintenance work, including milling and resurfacing.

Swindell Bridge opened in 1930 and is used by about 5,700 vehicles daily, according to PennDOT records. It was rated in poor condition in a comprehensive bridge report commissioned by Mayor Ed Gainey and released in December. The report rated its superstructure in serious condition, one step down from poor.

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