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Bridge Construction In Benzie County Could Cause Traffic Delays

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A popular road into Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore could experience delays all summer. The Michigan Department of Transportation is replacing a bridge along M-22 in Benzie County. 

An average of 2,000 people use the bridge daily. 

James Lake is with MDOT.

"We’re going to have one lane open at all times," he says. "And we’ve got traffic alternating with the temporary traffic signal. While you may have to wait for that signal to clear, it should be a delay of more than five, 10 minutes at the most."

He also says the 57-year-old bridge has reached the end of its life. Construction got started late because of the weather.

"We’re fairly limited into what time of year we can do these types of projects," he says. "So while we certainly understand that M-22 and this area is a tourism route are hands were really tied as far as the schedule."

 The new bridge should be done in September.