Seasons Up North in Michigan often are marked by an invasion of orange.
The autumn invasion means that hunters are out in the woods and fields in pursuit of animals and birds.
The other orange invasion usually signifies the end of bad weather and the beginning of warmer, drier weather as construction barrels pop up across the state’s highways.
The Alpena County Road Commission is going to jump start the season this year beginning Monday, when the Bagley Street bridge gets closed to traffic. Repairs to the bridge will take upwards to one year to be completed. When finished, motorists and pedestrians will enjoy a bridge that will basically be double in width. Because the bridge is basically being completely overhauled, traffic engineers decided the quickest way to complete construction would be to close the bridge to all traffic, rather than keep a lane open during the construction period. Such a move would have extended the construction timeframe.