Two-Way Traffic on College Avenue Promised Before Winter

Despite construction delays, the contractor working on the College Avenue rebuild in Houghton still hopes to have traffic mostly back to normal by the end of fall.

At last night’s Houghton City Council meeting, a representative from Upper Peninsula Engineers and Architects, which is overseeing the project, said Bacco Construction could begin paving as early as next week…  

Some work at the western edge of the project may not get done before the snow flies…

Construction was slowed when contractors encountered an unexpected rock formation, and an undocumented mine shaft.

In a brief session, the council also set the date for its first open meeting about revision of the city’s master plan for October 11. Discussion will focus on redevelopment of Lakeshore Drive once the big parking deck is removed.