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Published December 24, 2012, 09:10 AM

Mussels need to be cleared before construction can begin on new bridge

The new Saint Croix River bridge near Hudson cannot be built until over seven-thousand mussels are moved away. The Wisconsin DNR says divers will dig up both protected and non-protected mussels next spring, and move them up-stream and out of harm’s way.

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