Planning for the closure of the Bayview Bridge in Sturgeon Bay has not just been on the city level. Multiple entities have had to take into account the impact of the bridge closure during its four month renovation period. One of them is the Door County Visitor Bureau. Jon Jarosh, the visitor bureau’s Director of Communications & PR, says planning has been going on at the local tourism organization for more than a year. Jarosh says a multi-faceted approach is being taken & a key element is the visitor bureau’s online detour resource…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/N347.mp3|titles=Jon Jarosh]
Jarosh says getting a detour map in as many hands as possible is another key consideration…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/N348.mp3|titles=Jon Jarosh]
With so many travelers using GPS units, which often don”t provide up to the minute information on road projects & closures, getting materials out & letting people know how they can get to their destination as efficiently as possible becomes as important as bringing them to the Door Peninsula. You can find the map at by clicking the following link http://www.doorcounty.com/detour
