The Leelanau County Road Commission is getting ready to strengthen the bridge on County Road 651 over Victoria Creek, just north of Cedar. The project will cause delays for people coming to and from Lake Leelanau and Leland via Traverse City but will lift load restrictions on the road and allow the road commission to drive plow trucks over the bridge in the future.
The timeframe is anticipated to be two weeks. The start date of the project is still uncertain at the time of publication as it is weather permitting, but it should be completed by the end of April. The contractor will use an epoxy material that works best when the temperature is roughly 50 degrees and rising during the day, according to road commission Engineer Craig Brown.
The contract went to John Henry Excavation Inc. for $109,700. Brown explained that crews will use pins to connect the I-beams underneath the bridge to the concrete deck, which will limit its flexing beneath the extreme weight of the vehicles above.
