Portage Avenue Underpass closed today

The Portage Avenue underpass gets shutdown today.

The closure from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. is the first of a week long closure as work at the underpass resumes.

Fort Frances' operations and facilities manager Doug Brown is confident the project will be completed this year.

"The big stuff is done," says Brown. "The retaining walls were all constructed last year. There's a little abutment wall on the east side that will require construction. It's very small scale compared to last year. It's slabs and earthwork. We're scheduled to be done by the end of October."

Brown says when additional closures are required, the public will be notified through announcements made by the local media.