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Roadbuilding

Angelo Iafrate Construction completes $3 million Bristol Road roundabout near General Motors Flint plant

Angelo Iafrate Construction recently completed for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) a $3 million roundabout on Bristol Road adjacent to the northbound Interstate 75 entrance ramp and the General Motors Flint Assembly plant. In addition to the roundabout, the project also involved reconstruction of several ramps to and from I-75 and the driveway at […]

November 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT deputy chief engineer Van Portfliet to retire

Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Randy Van Portfliet, deputy chief engineer, bureau director of Field Services and Superior Region engineer, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2016. “It’s hard to put into words, what MDOT means to me,” Van Portfliet says. “The culture of MDOT and the people who work here are […]

October 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT honors 3 employees with Director’s Award

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has presented the 2016 Director’s Award, the top staff award the agency gives, to three employees for 2016. The annual award has been given for more than 20 years as a means of recognizing staff members who “exhibit leadership and exemplary public service.” Doug Noble was presented the award […]

August 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT begins first leg of $1 billion I-75 Modernization Project in Oakland County

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins today the first leg of a 14-year, $1 billion project to improve a section of Interstate 75 in Oakland County north of Detroit. The entire project will cover roughly 18 miles of the interstate traveling through Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Township, Tory, Madison Heights, Royal Oak and Hazel Park. […]

August 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT transportation plan open for public comment

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its draft 2017-2020 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The plan forecasts $7.3 billion will be available one state’s federal-aid highway system and estimates $2.8 billion will be needed for operations and maintenance costs on the federal-aid system. Rural highways in the plan have a […]

July 22, 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

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT’s 5-year transportation plan includes $6.8 billion for highway restructuring and repair

In November, Michigan passed a $1.2 billion road funding law that will raise money for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) through fee hikes, fuel tax increases, and budgetary shifts. Although full funding through that law won’t be available until 2021, mLive reports, when $600 million from the state general fund begins transferring to MDOT, there’s still a […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan researchers looking at ways to lessen spring thaw impact on roads

Researchers with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan State University (MSU) have created a statistical model in an attempt to predict soil frost conditions to better time when the state’s “frost laws” go into affect. These load restrictions help reduce damage to roadways. MDOT requires truck weights be reduced 25 percent for concrete […]

April 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT makes its 2016 construction map available for download

The Michigan Department of Transportation has made available its 2016 Paving the Way state construction map as a digital download and has discontinued its paper printing of the annual guide. The map, available at www.michigan.gov/mdotmaps, details the general timelines for specific highway and bridge projects segmented by the Upper Peninsula, Lower Peninsula and the metro […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Pavement Alliance honors 8 state DOTs with 2015 Perpetual Pavement Award

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance presented eight state departments of transportation with its 2015 Perpetual Pavement Award that recognizes long-lasting and high-quality asphalt pavements. The Perpetual Pavement Award has been awarded to 108 pavements across the U.S. and Canada since its inception in 2001. To qualify for the award, an asphalt pavement owned by a state […]

March 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT mechanics develop salt-saving door for plow trucks

Two maintenance mechanics in the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Southwest Region have developed a salt-door stop for plow trucks that helps regulate the flow of salt. The stop, made from a stainless steel bar, is set to a calibrated height that maintains a constant rate of flow thereby limiting extra salt from escaping, which in […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT invents a light stick to make wing plows more visible in the Upper Peninsula

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has added light sticks to the ends of wing plows used in operations in the Upper Peninsula to make the machinery more visible to motorists. The lighting system has been dubbed the Superior Stick. Wing plows can help a standard plow truck clear 14 feet in one pass, increasing […]

March 2, 2016