08/15/2025
LANSING BRIDGE TO CLOSE OCTOBER 15, 2025 - A few news sources are reporting via Iowa DOT Highway Division Administrator Tony Gustafson that a date is set for closing the Black Hawk Bridge this fall. “When the bridge is closed on October 15th, they’ll begin demolition immediately on the existing bridge — removing the deck panels manually, but also using dynamite to demo the bridge,” he says. In the meantime, work is continuing that caused the old bridge to move (at its underwater foundation) in the past, he said. He told the Iowa Transportation Commission they have an updated schedule for opening the NEW bridge, trying to open it to one-lane traffic in March of 2027. The steel truss members of the bridge need to be painted twice with a special paint. One lane of traffic will be open while they paint the other side, and then switch the open traffic lane to paint the other side.
CASSVILLE CAR FERRY RUMORED TO BE USED AFTER FALL BRIDGE CLOSING - If that ferry service for crossing the Mississippi River between Lansing and Wisconsin is put into use, a couple things to consider: It may be an "on-demand service" where the ferry operates on a push-button system, meaning it departs when signaled at either landing. Also, the ferry will have limited capacity. The deck can reportedly hold less than a dozen cars at a time.
