As reported on CTV News, chunks of steel up to four centimetres in length have landed in a popular area of Granville Island.

The materials are believed to be coming from the beams of the 65-year-old bridge overhead, those who’ve noticed the debris told CTV News Vancouver.

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Creekhouse Industries general manager David McCann said he is frustrated with the City of Vancouver.

“Twice a year they should be coming down and inspecting the underneath of the bridge for these kinds of things,” said McCann. “Four-ounce piece of sharpened steel, like the one I showed you, can kill someone or seriously injure them.”

A couple of days ago, McCann found pieces of steel that came off the Granville Bridge and landed on the roof of and in front of the Sandbar Restaurant.

“If you look on the ground there are hands full of these stuff,” he said.

On Wednesday, a crew was deployed to inspect the bridge.

Maria Bekiaris, a spokesperson for the city’s engineering department, said the crew has identified some “minor surface rust” on the bridge, which has since been removed and recoated with primer.

“Staff would like to assure the public that the structural integrity of Granville Bridge remains safe,” she said in an e-mail to CTV News.

She said since no one saw where the falling rust or debris came from, the city is unable to confirm that the chunks of metal originated from the bridge.

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