UPDATED 4/8/24 4:40 p.m.
The long-awaited FishPass project in Traverse City is now set to begin construction in June, according to city manager Liz Vogel.
FishPass will replace the Union Street dam with a fish barrier that allows researchers to sort fish. It’s also designed to block invasive species like sea lamprey.
The project is expected to be completed in 2026.
2/6/24 6:20 p.m.
TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City crews were out at the Union Street Dam Park on Tuesday for a building demolition.
The demolition happened on the future site of a major undertaking by the city. The small structure located on the south side of the dam was torn down on the anticipated site of the city’s FishPass project.
The Traverse City Fire Department got some final use out of the building for training purposes. Demolition wrapped up around 2 p.m.
“The process that you take to do something like this do an analysis of the whether there’s lead and whether there’s a asbestos if there’s any asbestos that has to be removed and start tearing it down,” Mark Jones, the City of TC Street Department Superintendent, said.
Construction on the FishPass is slated to begin this spring.
