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The stretch of highway, which is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula along Lake Superior, will be closed and detoured until sometime in July.

Traffic will be detoured along a posted route on US-41. The closure is west of the western entrance to Brockway Drive, about 10 miles from Copper Harbor.

A road closure and detour will begin next week in Keweenaw County to allow for a bridge replacement along M-26.

M-26 between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor will be closed and detoured from April 25 until sometime in July.

While construction is ongoing, travelers will need to take US-41 as a detour, including some Eagle River residents living beyond the bridge, with some having concerns, such as tourism being driven from the town.

The truck driver hit the corner post of Silver River Bridge in March 2022.

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Experts in water resources on Wednesday (Mar. 22) released a document entitled Letter in Defense of the Waters of the Brazilian Cerrado.

The biome has been assailed by a decline in water availability and the lowering of the water table, posing serious economic, social and environmental risks. The issue is denounced in a letter to be sent to the 2023 UN Water Conference.

Lushan Scenic Area in east China Jiangxi province on Saturday announced free admission from Feb. 1 to March 15 for visitors from across the globe.

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