You may have to take alternative routes from your usual travels across Sturgeon Bay starting next week.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this week that the annual spring maintenance of the three Sturgeon Bay bridges will occur during the weeks of April 24th and May 1st.  Beginning next Tuesday, the Maple/Oregon Street Bridge will have full closure from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m.  The Bayview Bridge will follow with maintenance work on Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The bridges will remain open to marine traffic during both maintenance times.   

The final piece of bridge maintenance by the DOT in Sturgeon Bay will be the following week, when the Michigan Street Bridge will have daily full closures from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. starting May 1st until Friday, May 5th.  During those traffic closures, the bridge will be also closed to any marine vessels traveling through the channel.   

Drivers will see signed detours while the maintenance work is being done.  You can find all DOT maintenance alerts on the DOT website here.