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Portage Lake Lift Bridge lane closures for bridge washing June 1-4

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Hans Ahlström

Published May 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT

HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock will undergo cleaning next week which will involve intermittentlane closures.
Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing routine bridge washing on the bridge from June 1st to the 4th.
Motorists should expect intermittent lanes closures on the bridge between 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m. each day.

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Hans Ahlström is the host of several programs, including the daily musical variety show Weekday, the mostly straight ahead jazz show Night Studio, the self-explanatory Blues Today, and the eclectic Sound Spectrum. You can also hear Hans as the local host of NPR's All Things Considered news magazine. He also helps manage Public Radio 90's web content, interviews local and visiting writers and artists, works with NMU student interns, and writes the occasional news story.

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