HIGHWAY: Dixie Highway
CLOSEST CITY: Bridgeport Township
STARTING DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010
PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is scheduled to remove the State Street Bridge in Bridgeport, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7 a.m. Work is expected to wrap-up the same day by 7 p.m., but will resume Thursday morning, Jan. 14, if not completed within the anticipated time span.
This project, part of an historic restoration effort, includes the removal and transport of the bridge, which crosses Dixie Highway at State Street, just south of I-75 in Bridgeport Township.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS: Motorists traveling on Dixie Highway through Bridgeport Township will follow posted detour routes during work hours. Crews will replace any disrupted utilities, necessary to accommodate the bridge removal, before reopening Dixie Highway.
For up-to-date information on this project, go to the list of statewide lane closures at: www.michigan.gov/drive.
For pictures of the bridge and the preliminary steps of removing the bridge, visit the Historic Bridges Web site.
