A recent court ruling means bridge repairs will be delayed as company will not be allowed continue the work.

In 2018, the government committed $80 million to refurbish the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi, but the first tender was not awarded due to conflicts with the bidding companies, and construction delays have been frequent since then leading to uncertainty for the City of Miramichi over the status of a main transportation route.

Currently, the main contractor, Julmac Contracting from Ontario, has been removed from three major bridge projects, including the Centennial Bridge, and is embroiled in a legal battle with the province over contract breaches.

As per CBC reporting On March 28, Justice Richard Petrie denied Julmac's request for an injunction to allow its employees to return to work, stating that the court lacked jurisdiction under the 1973 Proceedings Against the Crown Act. He emphasized that restoring Julmac to the contracts would redefine the parties' contractual rights rather than maintain the status quo.

Julmac's owner, Derek Martin, claimed the removal caused "irreparable financial harm," while the province's construction director noted that the company had made little progress and adopted an adversarial approach. Work on the Centennial Bridge has now been delayed until 2026, with new contracts for the Anderson and Mactaquac bridges listed as "pending," but none for the Centennial Bridge. The province has declined to comment on ongoing legal matters.