Repairs on South 1st Street Bridge scheduled for May 13-16

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The northbound lane of the South 1st Street Bridge just north of W. Becher Street spanning the Kinnickinnic River will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from Monday, May 13 through Thursday, May 16 from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for repairs to the bridge house.

The southbound lane will be open to traffic.

This schedule is weather dependent – repairs may take longer if rain delays or interrupts work.

Traffic will be detoured as follows:

• Northbound traffic on S. 1st St. should travel eastbound on Becher St. to Kinnickinnic Ave., then north on Kinninkinnic to Maple St., west on Maple St. to rejoin S. 1st St.