The Milwaukee Street bridge in Janesville will continue to be out for at least nine more weeks.
The contract for replacing the bridge originally required the work be done by June 21st.
According to a project engineer, now, the city, state and contractor are negotiating a new end date after delays caused by long periods of high water.
The $5.7 million bridge project began October first. Officials said in November high water was delaying work because barges could not fit under the old bridge spans. The barges were intended to haul away sections of the old bridge.
High water continued to cause problems this spring. Water spilled into cofferdams so fast that pumps couldn’t keep up.
Right now, the water is low enough to allow work to continue.
