Attn: Ice fishermen/women – tug boats breaking ice on St. Croix river through January
Barges broke ice down St. Croix and up Mississippi to St. Paul on Dec. 4
Crews will continue to break ice near the St. Croix Crossing bridge construction zone until bridge pier foundations work is complete in January. Everyone participating in winter activities on the river should use extreme caution and stay away from the construction area.
Tug boats are breaking ice a few hundred feet north of the project down to the southern end of the Xcel power plant, resulting in thin, irregular and dangerous ice conditions.
Signage about the thin ice will be placed at six river access points as well as on the St. Croix River both north and south of the bridge foundations.
You should also be aware that on Wednesday, Dec. 4, St. Croix Crossing crews moved three barges from the bridge work zone near Oak Park Heights, Minn., and St. Joseph, Wis., down the St. Croix River to Hastings and then up the Mississippi River to St. Paul.
This movement broke up any ice that has already formed. This was the final demobilizing of barges for the project this season. One barge will remain in the river until spring. Other barges and equipment will be removed from the river and trucked away.
For your safety, please heed thin ice warnings, use extreme caution and stay away from the construction area.
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