GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says all three lift bridges in downtown Green Bay will be getting some upgrades.
The Mason Street bridge will get upgrades to its electrical and mechanical systems, repairs to the bridge tender house, concrete surface improvements to girders and piers. All signs will also be replaced as part of the $1.75 million project.
Officials say the bridge will remain open to traffic, but the outside lanes will be closed at times while crews work on sidewalks. Some overnight lane closures are also expected when materials and equipment and removed or delivered; work is done on the expansion joints; and equipment is tested.
Work is scheduled to begin July 11 and last until April.
Meanwhile, the DOT also says the Mason Street bridge as well as the bridges on Walnut and Main/Dousman streets will have their software, closed-circuit TV and public address systems upgraded. Equipment will also be installed to allow for remote operation of the bridges in the future.
This work is also scheduled to begin July 11, and last until July of next year.
