You are able to drive on the Michigan Street Bridge more than a day earlier than expected. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Director of Communications Mark Kantola says bridge crews were able to finish the first phase of their work on the bridge on Wednesday thanks to increased manpower and good fortune. Crews will still be back on the Michigan Street Bridge next week to finish the job, so Kantola says motorists can still expect a closure for most of next week. Crews are repairing overhead structures leading to the bridge after a vehicle struck them in October. DOT officials announced earlier this week that the bridge will also be closed for two weeks this February when they repair and replace damaged overhead members on the lift span of the bridge. Since those parts are no longer available, they have to be designed and fabricated first before the work can take place.