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Expect delays: Mackinac Bridge traffic expected to increase over Memorial Day weekend
Read full article: Expect delays: Mackinac Bridge traffic expected to increase over Memorial Day weekendPublished: May 20, 2020, 11:26 am Updated: May 20, 2020, 11:32 amMACKINAW CITY, Mich. The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is alerting residents that bridge traffic is expected to increase this weekend due to the holiday and new card-only toll payment protocols. Officials say there were delays on the bridge last weekend due to an increase of travelers in addition to MBAs temporary restriction on cash transactions. MBA has implemented a card-only payment policy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to help prevent the spread of the virus. READ: Mackinac Bridge will stop accepting cash due to coronavirus (COVID-19)To help slow the spread of COVID-19, we stopped taking cash payments in mid-March. Officials anticipate an increase in traffic and delays amid the Memorial Day weekend -- especially for southbound traffic on Memorial Day.
Mackinac Bridge will stop accepting tokens in September
Read full article: Mackinac Bridge will stop accepting tokens in SeptemberIf you have Mackinac Bridge tokens, now is the time to use them. The Mackinac Bridge Authority announced Tuesday that due to dwindling demand, tokens will no longer be accepted at toll lanes starting on Sept. 10, 2019. The MBA said while tokens have long been part of the Mackinac Bridge crossing experience, very few have been redeemed for tolls in recent years. "Most customers still pay tolls with cash, MacPass cards, and increasingly with credit cards." You can still buy tokens, if you'd like to purcahse them for kepsakes.
Details released about 2019 Mackinac Bridge walk
Read full article: Details released about 2019 Mackinac Bridge walkOfficials are releasing details about plans for this years traditional Labor Day walk across the Mackinac Bridge. The Mackinac Bridge Authority says Thursday the 2019 event will again start from both St. Ignace and Mackinaw City on either end of the bridge connecting Michigans Upper and Lower peninsulas. A video on the Mackinac Bridge Authoritys website explains the Sept. 2 options. The Mackinac Bridge Authority last year made big changes to the annual bridge walk, including adding start points at both ends of the bridge to eliminate the need for buses to take people back across. The bridge was closed to most vehicles during the 2017 walk for security reasons.