by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
When it comes to new road projects, Thursday is not a day of the week that typically sees new construction starts, especially as we sneak closer to a big holiday. Because July 4 falls on a Tuesday, we have an extra long holiday weekend, and so do workers on...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
TRAVERSE CITY — Local transportation officials hope additional signage at pedestrian crosswalks along Grandview Parkway will clear up some potential right-of-way confusion. Michigan Department of Transportation crews this week will install yield signs and other...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, MI — Nighttime single-lane closures will occur on a commercial section of M-43 for most of July. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it will start a second phase of construction on M-43, repaving the road between U.S. 131...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
SKANDIA — The M-94 Bridge over the Chocolay River is officially open over two weeks ahead of schedule, after a $1.8 million project. This bridge covering the east branch of the Chocolay River, was closed back in October after a four-culvert system failed during a...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER — Work is underway to seal coat 57 miles of secondary and primary roads this summer in Branch County. Branch County Road Commission Manager/Engineer Trent Arver said this year all the roads will be done at once, until finished. The total cost to put down the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Washington — Seventeen percent of Michigan’s rural roads are in poor condition and 13 percent of the state’s rural bridges are structurally deficient, according to a new study released this week. The study, by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit transportation...
