The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will share plans for the major maintenance project on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, scheduled to begin later this month, at a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Fisher 138.
Residents, community stakeholders and business owners can review the plans for construction and ask questions of MDOT staff members and contractor representatives.
MDOT will perform upgrades and preventive maintenance work on the lift bridge between Houghton and Hancock from mid-December 2014 to mid-April 2016. This $8.3 million project includes lift cable replacement, balance chain maintenance, electrical and mechanical upgrades, security system improvements, spot painting and new barrier gates.
The project will require two long-term nighttime closures of the bridge and numerous short-term closures.
Originally posted in Tech Today (12/9/2014)