HOUGHTON/HANCOCK, MI— Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation will continue work requiring closures of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge next week.
The two inside lanes on the bridge will be closed next week and intermittent full closures of the bridge are planned for early Tuesday and Thursday mornings to install new lift motors.
The closures will happen between 12:15 and 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. They will allow crews to hoist and lower equipment into the bridge towers.
The closures are planned to last for approximately 15 minutes each. Between closures, traffic will be allowed to clear.
MDOT says the schedule is tentative and may be adjusted.
