Cutbacks loom for lift bridge hours
Budget restrictions will likely force a reduction in the hours of operation for the lift bridges in Oshkosh next season.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has informed local officials that tightness in the state budget will lead to either reduced days or reduced hours (or both) at the city’s bridges as well as at bridges in Winneconne and Menasha.
No final decision has been made. “We’re looking for public input,” said Dale Weber, bridge maintenance engineer for DOT’s District 3. “We will have a public meeting some time in December.”
One possibility will be to cut the daily hours of operation from 16 down to 12 or eight. Another would be to have the bridges operate only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, Weber said.
DOT has about $1.5 million to operate 13 District 3 bridges. But that means it is $430,000 short of what is needed, said Brett Wallace, the planning and operations manager for District 3.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has informed local officials that tightness in the state budget will lead to either reduced days or reduced hours (or both) at the city’s bridges as well as at bridges in Winneconne and Menasha.
No final decision has been made. “We’re looking for public input,” said Dale Weber, bridge maintenance engineer for DOT’s District 3. “We will have a public meeting some time in December.”
One possibility will be to cut the daily hours of operation from 16 down to 12 or eight. Another would be to have the bridges operate only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, Weber said.
DOT has about $1.5 million to operate 13 District 3 bridges. But that means it is $430,000 short of what is needed, said Brett Wallace, the planning and operations manager for District 3.
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