by Fix MI State | Nov 15, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The state’s new Flex Route system on U.S. 23 near Ann Arbor began operations this morning. The Michigan Department of Transportation opened the special lanes for the first time in an attempt to ease traffic congestion caused by rush hour or crashes. The...
by Fix MI State | Nov 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – Nearly seven months after construction began, W. Michigan Avenue is still closed in Jackson. But the road is scheduled to reopen by mid-December, Michigan Department of Transportation Engineer Ken Koepke said. The conversion of the downtown loop at...
by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ANN ARBOR, MI – The state is almost done adding a third lane in both directions to U.S. 23 north of Ann Arbor. It’s designed to ease traffic congestion, but it’s not a standard highway travel lane. The so-called “Flex Route” is an extra...
by Fix MI State | Nov 9, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Southfield Freeway and its service drives will close this weekend in Detroit from I-96 to Eight Mile Road for pedestrian bridge demolitions — one of three construction projects scheduled in the area this weekend. The M-39 freeway will be closed 9 p.m. Friday and...
by Fix MI State | Nov 9, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – The link from E. Michigan Avenue to Louis Glick Highway was supposed to reopen on Saturday, Nov. 11. It won’t open again until the end of November. Equipment failure, emergency repairs elsewhere and Amtrak work at the railroad crossing are to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT – Northbound I-75 traffic will shift Thursday morning in the Rouge River Bridge construction zone. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) said northbound I-75 traffic — beginning north of Outer Drive — will be shifted onto the newly...
