CRA and partners are kicking off the 2017 construction season with Chestonia Bridge on the Jordan River. The Antrim County Road Commission will begin construction on Old State Rd on February 27. Michigan DNR is hosting a public open house on Monday, March 6 from 4-7pm at the East Jordan High School Community Auditorium (101 Maple Street, East Jordan, MI 49727) to provide information and gather input regarding the conceptual design of a recreational access at the Chestonia Bridge site.

East Jordan, Michigan – Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is hosting a public open house on Monday, March 6, 2017 from 4-7 pm at the Community Auditorium of East Jordan High School at 101 Maple Street, East Jordan, MI 49727. MDNR staff will be on hand to provide information and gather input regarding the preliminary, conceptual design of a future recreational access at the Chestonia Bridge site where Old State Road crosses the Jordan River.

We are feeling the love in Emmet County – CRA and partners are gearing up for a very busy couple of years on the Maple River. Our team is excited to share the Holton family recently purchased the property where Lake Kathleen Dam sits. We are very much looking forward to working toward our shared conservation goals including the removal of the dam in 2018 and replacing two of the most severe crossings in the watershed.

Mancelona, Michigan - Chestonia Bridge over the Jordan River at Old State Road & Cokirs Creek Box Culvert Crossing to Begin! Antrim County Road Commission (ACRC) will begin construction of a new Chestonia Bridge on Old State Rd over the Jordan River on February 27, 2017. This project will require a portion of the road be closed to all traffic. A detour route will be signed. Traffic can expect to resume use of this portion of Old State Road in early July 2017, with the exact date to be posted on the ACRC website.

CRA is looking forward to construction of Chestonia Bridge on Old State Rd. This project has been in the works for several years and marks a major milestone in a free flowing Jordan River. The current double 16’ wide culverts that sit where Old State Road crosses the Jordan River are slated for removal next year.