The extensive construction operation on Parliament Hill that’s revitalizing and reworking Centre Block has been paused due to the ongoing “Freedom Convoy” protest that has gridlocked the national’s capital for almost two weeks.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) made the decision on Jan. 28 to close the site, citing the “safety and security” of workers.

“The site remains closed and PSPC is monitoring the situation in close collaboration with the Parliamentary Protective Service, the House of Commons, the Senate of Canada, and the Library of Parliament, and will adjust our activities, as needed,” PSPC spokesperson Marc-Andre Charbonneau said in an emailed statement to CTVNews.ca.

At the time of its temporary closing, the average number of people working on the Centre Block construction site on a daily basis was between 350 to 400.

The trucker protest has shuttered businesses and clogged traffic in and around the parliamentary precinct in its pursuit of ending all vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions.

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