Navigation channel in Sturgeon Bay impacted

June 20, 2008

Maple/Oregon bridge construction to affect vessel movement

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Regional Office in Green Bay is announcing that work on the Maple/Oregon bridge in Sturgeon Bay scheduled from Monday, June 23, to Tuesday, July 15, 2008 will affect vessel movement in the navigation channel.

The United States Coast Guard has given the contractor permission to close the bridge between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Monday, June 23 to Tuesday, July 15. From Tuesday, June 24 to Tuesday, July 15, one leaf will be in the open position at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.  Additionally, one leaf of the bridge will be open every evening from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning. On weekends, both leaves will remain open from 4 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday.

For more information, contact:
Kim Rudat, Regional Communications Manager
(920) 492-5743, kim.rudat@dot.state.wi.us