PORT HURON, Mich. – The Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron is temporarily closed Thursday as authorities investigate a suspicious container found nearby.
Port Huron Police say that a suspicious container was found near train tracks north of the bridge at around 7:36 a.m. Thursday. A Michigan State Police bomb squad is currently examining the container.
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Police are asking people to avoid the area, and not to enter the area using Wright or Elmwood streets. Access to the roads have been blocked off as of 9 a.m. Thursday.
Boat traffic has also been halted as a precaution, Port Huron police said.
Anyone with information about the package is asked to call the Port Huron Police Department at 810-984-8415, or leave an anonymous tip by calling the CAPTURE Hotline at 810-987-6688, submitting one online here or by texting “CAPTURE” and the tip to 847411.
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