Travelers through Algoma started taking a detour on Monday as replacement of the County “S” Second Street Bridge began.  The project is expected to take four months, according to Kewaunee County Highway Department Commissioner Todd Every.  He shares the official detour route established by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Algoma Public Works Director Matt Murphy says the stretch between Navarino Street and North Water Street should reopen by the first week in November. The second phase of the project planned for later August south of the bridge will include installation of sidewalks and street lights as well as stormwater and wastewater relays.