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Roadbuilding

MDOT considers converting I-375 in Detroit to city street

The Michigan Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to remove Interstate 375 in Detroit and replace it with a city street with landscaped medians and bike lanes, according to the Detroit Free Press. It would mark the first Detroit expressway to undergo such conversion, but it won’t likely happen before 2022, the newspaper […]

December 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Wanted: Road Watchers to keep an eye on Mich. highways

The Michigan Department of Transportation needs more eyes on highways in the western part of the state to report on winter road conditions. Volunteers in MDOT’s Road Watchers program are polled about highway conditions after snow and ice storms, and the agency uses that information for deploying maintenance crews. MDOT seeks volunteers in Allegan, Ionia, […]

December 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mich.’s new Flex Route can cut travel time in half, MDOT says

Drivers on Michigan’s U.S. 23 north of Ann Arbor are experiencing a new traffic management system called Flex Route, in which they can use the inside median shoulder during rush hours. Overhead signs direct drivers when the additional lane is available. A green arrow means it’s open, while a red “X” means it’s closed. Along […]

November 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

MDOT becomes first to mandate wet reflective paint and tape in work zones

To prevent crashes in work zones, the Michigan Department of Transportation and PK Contracting teamed up in 2015 to create wet reflective paints and tape that would alert drivers and protect workers. This year, the state became the first in the country to mandate their use. “Thirty-five percent of work zone crashes happen on rainy […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

All lanes of improved I-75 near Detroit open

The Michigan Department of Transportation opened all lanes and ramps to northbound and southbound Interstate 75 in Oakland County, northwest of Detroit, 20 days ahead of schedule. The opening, which occurred just before Labor Day weekend, is part of the $91.8 million project to modernize three miles of I-75 between Coolidge Highway and South Boulevard. […]

September 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Kettering University joins Smart Belt Coalition for automated vehicle tech

Kettering University is now part of the Smart Belt Coalition, a group formed earlier this year by transportation agencies from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives. “We are honored to participate in the Smart Belt Coalition to help create the future of mobility alongside some of the brightest minds […]

July 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT gives tour of I-75 South River Rouge Bridge construction project

On May 2, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) took Seven Action News on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Interstate 75 South River Rouge Bridge construction project between Detroit and Southgate where crews are working around the clock to remove and replace concrete on more than a mile of the interstate and reconstructing bridges at Goddard Road. “I […]

May 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT plans $11 million in road projects in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to spend more than $11 million on four road projects in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties, the Record-Eagle reports. A public meeting was held Tuesday at the MDOT Traverse City Transportation Service Center so the public could learn more about the projects and ask questions of department employees. The first project, […]

February 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT completes reconstruction, reopens Broad Street bridge

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that reconstruction of the Broad Street (M-57) bridge over the Shiawassee River in Chesaning has been completed and all lanes are now open to two-way traffic. The $5.8 million project included culvert work at Bear Creek and the replacement of a culvert at the East Branch of Deer Creek. At 9 […]

December 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

MAASTO recognizes 5 state DOTs in America’s Transportation Awards

The Mid America Association of Transportation Officials (MAASTO) has recognized the state departments of transportation for Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin for excellence in transportation projects as part of the annual America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented at MAASTO’s annual meeting in Minneapolis. Eight state DOTs entered 17 projects in the contest. Winning […]

August 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Snyder vetoes Michigan bill nixing roads cost-sharing requirements for municipalities

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed a bill that would have ended cost-sharing requirements for some municipalities for interstate and state highway projects within their jurisdiction or boundaries. Senate Bill 557 would have amended Public Act 51, which applies to 45 municipalities with populations more than 25,000. The payment amounts are tied to the population […]

July 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT bridge nesting boxes a haven for endangered peregrine falcon chicks

Bridges serve as a way for vehicles to get from one place to another, but some also provide nesting sites for endangered bird species. Such is the case in Michigan, where MLive reports that seven peregrine falcon chicks were born this spring on top of two Upper Peninsula bridges—the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and […]

July 5, 2016