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sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com ALPENA — The Bagley Street Bridge was designed to handle traffic and pedestrian trends of the time it was built in 1976. Beginning Feb.1, the bridge will be closed and reconstructed to meet the needs of today and the future, Alpena County Road Commission Managing Director Ryan Brege said. The bridge is expected to be closed until late December for the $10.3 million project. Funding for the project includes money from the Michigan Department of Transportation, the federal government, and a Road Commission match. Brege described the bridge as functionally obsolet...

sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Steve Schulwitz The Alpena County Road Commission’s salt trucks, one of which is seen being loaded on Tuesday at the commission, were busy de-icing roads on Tuesday morning, but, so far this winter, they haven’t needed to be used often. That has allowed crews to focus on other work, such as tree cutting and ditch clearing. ALPENA — So far, this winter hasn’t seen many large snow or ice storms requiring extensive road maintenance by the Alpena County Road Commission. That’s allowed employees to focus on other projects while not behind the st...