Crystal River culvert work along County Road 675 to resume this fall
From staff reports
Grand Traverse Engineering and Construction and the Leelanau County Road Commission have announced that roadwork to improve Crystal River stream crossings along County Road 675, northeast of Glen Arbor, will resume late this summer or early this fall. The culverts where kayakers on the Crystal River gleefully “shoot the tube” are next on the list. Click here to view a map of the project.
Replacement of the Tucker Lake outlet was completed during late summer and early fall of 2023. The remaining three locations are planned for:
- late-summer-early-fall of 2024 – Crossing 3, which includes the well-known culverts
- late-spring-early-summer of 2025 – Crossing 1, and
- late-summer-early-fall of 2025 – Crossing 2, near the oxbow graced by The Mill.
Additional funding for these stream crossings has been applied for through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust. Project partners are awaiting the agencies’ response regarding funding approval and award date.
Click here to read more about the collaborative project, including Nature Change’s video story, “Restoring the Crystal River.”
