A major bridge closing to vehicles is just another symptom of a housing crisis forcing more people into unsafe living conditions, an advocate for unhoused people in Saskatoon says.

University Bridge remained closed to vehicle traffic Tuesday after a Sunday night fire damaged a sewer line. The bridge will have to pass an inspection scheduled for Wednesday morning before it reopens.

Encampment fires are the result of a housing crisis and government inaction, said Stephanie Watson, a volunteer with …