STURGEON BAY – All three of the city’s bridges over the Sturgeon Bay channel will fully close to vehicle and pedestrian traffic for one or two days at a time between April 14 and May 1 for annual routine inspections and spring maintenance conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
The Michigan Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay will close to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 and May 1 for annual routine inspections and maintenance. The city’s other two bridges over the Sturgeon Bay channel, the. Bayview Bridge and Maple-Oregon Bridge, will close April 14-15 and April 29, respectively, for the same reason.
The Bayview Bridge bypassing downtown on State 42/57 will close April 14 and 15, the downtown Maple/Oregon Bridge will close April 29 and the downtown Michigan Street Bridge will close April 30 and May 1. Work also will continue on the Bayview Bridge April 16 and 17, but the bridge will be open those days with lane closures and flagpersons to control traffic. The DOT said the bridges are safe to travel in its press release announcing the work.
In all cases, the closures will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and travelers should use one of the other two bridges as detours during the closures and pay attention to signs. Marine traffic can pass through the bridges during the closures.
The DOT said in the press release that motorists may see bridge inspectors, inspection equipment and drones at the bridges in the next month as crews conduct their inspections and maintenance.
For updates and more information, visit the DOT Projects webpage for the state’s Northeast Region at projects.511wi.gov/maintain-ne/schedule.
Contact Christopher Clough at 920-562-8900 or cclough@gannett.com.
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