Bay City bridge replacement among major road projects in the region this year

An overhead view of construction on the Lafayette Bridge Project placing steel ring for metal sheet around piers.
An overhead view of construction on the Lafayette Bridge Project placing steel ring for metal sheet around piers.

LANSING

As residents of Michigan know, when the weather gets warmer, construction season is on the way.

In Bay City, the biggest project currently ongoing is a 30-month project to replace the Lafayette Bridge with an expected completion date of spring 2027.

“They’re putting metal sheeting to isolate and demolish the concrete support,” said Caitlyn French, the Department of Transportation Bay Region c…