Stillwater Lift Bridge to open first week of December

The Stillwater Lift Bridge will open during the first week of December, the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press reported Monday.

The bridge has been closed since Sept. 10, according to the Pioneer Press. Crews are 70 percent done with the $3.4 million dollar project.

Crews are replacing steel connections and electrical components on the bridge, which spans over the St. Croix River, according to the Pioneer Press.

Traffic is being detoured to the Interstate 94 bridge and the Wisconsin Bridge 243 in Osceloa, Wis, according to both sources.

The bridge will eventually be replaced with a new bridge south of Stillwater, the Pioneer Press reported.