No Construction during Holiday Weekend

A major local construction project will hault its work in an effort to ease travel during the holiday weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation says starting today at 3 p.m., work on M-26 near Ripley will have two lanes open between the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Dollar Bay with a temporary roadway. This will continue until 6 a.m. Tuesday. While some construction zones will be halted for the weekend, equipment and lane shifts will stay in place for remaining projects, requiring drivers to adjust their speed and pay attention. AAA Michigan estimates 1.12 million motorists will be using Michigan roads and bridges during the last weekend before school starts.