With the completion of the temporary bridge across Trail River, all three temporary bridges are now in place, and, except as noted in the following, things are back to normal for the coming season:

1. The approaches to the Trail River bridge will have to be paved when weather permits.  We expect this to happen in mid-May, and are specifically targeting completion before the Memorial Day weekend.  Traffic impact from the paving, however, is expected to be minimal, with short-term lane closures and traffic control – we anticipate no highway closures.
2. The reduced speed limits will continue through the duration of use of the temporary bridges.  However, there will be no weight restrictions (beyond on-going MSCVE and other standard regulations) and we anticipate traffic will be minimally impacted by the reduced speeds.
3.  We don’t expect any substantial work on the permanent bridges this season.  However, some work toward the end of the season is possible at one bridge site.  We anticipate little, if any, traffic impacts from these activities.

This will be the final project update until the approach paving is imminent, likely in May.