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Road work was a major point of emphasis for Michigan leaders in 2025.
While lawmakers were working on a long-term funding solution in Lansing, construction crews improved 1,806 highway lane miles and 182 state bridges throughout the calendar year.
The state invested $2.3 billion into its highway program, including $163 million through the Rebuilding Michigan Program. Included in that total was:
- $761 million to rehab or reconstruct 578 lane miles.
- $188 million for road capital preventative maintenance of 1,228 lane miles.
- $487 million for routine maintenance.
- $221 million for replacement and rehab of 67 bridges, plus maintenance on another 115 bridges.
- $295 million for trunkline modernization, most of which covered the Blue Water Bridge plaza expansion.
The Michigan Department of Transportation uses state and federal funds to improve and maintain its share of the state’s roads, which include those with an M-, I-, or U.S. designation.
Among the largest and most expensive projects from the year was the second phase of a three-year project to reconstruct I-696 in Oakland and Macomb counties. The first of three years included work on the eastbound highway from Lahser Road to I-75.
Crews are scheduled to complete work on the $324.9 million “Restore the Reuther” project in 2027.
In Berrien County, the state resumed work on a three-year project to rebuild I-94 from west of the I-94 Business Loop/Red Arrow Highway interchange to Britain Avenue. MDOT is investing $196.8 million to reconstruct 8.5 miles of highway, replace four bridges, and repair another nine bridges. That project is expected to conclude in 2026.
Major projects on I-496 in Ingham County, I-75 in Oakland County and M-14 in Wayne County round out the largest efforts with work conducted last year.