Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Charity Smith/Daily Globe A crew puts out traffic cones along U.S. 2 in Bessemer on Friday morning in preparation for a summer of road and infrastructure work.
BESSEMER - Construction season is fast approaching and Bessemer is gearing up for the second phase of its two large construction projects: a rebuilding of U.S. 2 through town and the city's water and sewer project.
The Michigan Department of Transportation and city officials have announced that a detour of eastbound U.S. 2 traffic along city streets south of the highway will take effect May 31 and last through early September.
"This summer is going to be hectic. There are a lot of good things happening in Bessemer and with this progress comes construction and detours," said city manager Charly...
