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US 2 joint repairs in Ironwood begin Tuesday

IRONWOOD — Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation will begin pavement joint repairs Tuesday on about three-tenths of a mile of U.S. 2, from the Wisconsin state line to west of Tourist Park Road, in Ironwood.

The work will require lane shifts and lane closures under flag control.

It is the next phase of a project that, in addition to joint repairs and resurfacing on U.S. 2, will resurface 1.3 miles of U.S. 2 Business Route from U.S. 2 south along Douglas Boulevard, through downtown Ironwood and west to the Wisconsin state line on Silver Street.

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