JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Changes are coming for one of the River City's seven bridges, and the daughter of a woman killed in an accident on the bridge said it's about time.

Dec. 25 was Cecelia Lee's third Christmas without her mother, Donna Campbell. She said it's suppose to get easier, but hasn't.

"The thing I miss most is just having a role model," Lee said.

She still gets choked up when she talks about her mother, who was killed when the Jeep Wrangler she was driving hit a guardrail on the Mathews Bridge and she was tossed over the edge into the St. Johns River.

Lee partially blames the metal grating on the bridge for her mom's accident and death. She said the grating is dangerous.

Now, the Department of Transportation said the grating will get covered with concrete.

"It will reduce some of the swerving, which has bothered people over the years," said Mike Goldman of the DOT.

In the past, some people have complained about their cars bouncing around when they drive over the bridge. The DOT said the concrete would take care of that issue.

"I think it's real bad, especially because most people aren't used to driving in grating. They're used to pavement and it's completely different," Lee said.

Construction is scheduled to begin next month, and for 90 days traffic will be re-routed.

"Once it's done, people will be happy with it. In that 90-day crunch period, it will be difficult. People will have to take additional time," Goldman said.

Lee said the change will be worth the additional time, especially if the result will save another family the pain she has gone through.

The project is expected to cost nearly $13 million dollars, and will include the repair and stregthening of the supports above and underneath the driving surface on the Mathews Bridge.