Portage Lake Lift Bridge work takes place next week

Upper Great Lakes News, Music, and Arts & Culture On Air Now Playing Listen Online (Houghton, MI) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will ...

July 22, 2022
5:36 AM

Upper Great Lakes News, Music, and Arts & Culture On Air Now Playing Listen Online (Houghton, MI) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing repairs on the Portage Lake lift bridge between Houghton and Hancock next week. The work will require bridge lifts and southbound traffic lanes closures.Beginning Tuesday, July 26th, mechanical and electrical work will take place. Structural repairs take place the evening of the 27 and run thru the 28th.The U.S. Coast Guard has authorized MDOT to make temporary changes in the bridge operation rules during this work.

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