by Fix MI State | Aug 18, 2017 | Dams & Other
LAKE ORION, Mich. (WXYZ) – The Michigan Department of Transportation and Village of Lake Orion crews will begin emergency repairs on the Paint Creek dam under the M-24 bridge on Friday morning. The repairs, according to MDOT, will begin at 9 a.m. and are out of...
by Fix MI State | Aug 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
WELLS — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to completely close the Escanaba River Bridge between Escanaba and Gladstone from 9 p.m. on Sept. 5 to 6 a.m. on Sept. 8. The closure had originally been planned for August, according to MDOT...
by Fix MI State | Aug 17, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other
BENZIE/LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Swim advisories have been issued for two northern Michigan beaches after reports of high E.coli levels. According the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department, no contact above the waist is being advised at Northport...
by Fix MI State | Aug 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – Originally expected to make the change this summer, downtown Jackson’s one way streets won’t be altered for two-way traffic until this fall. The conversion of Louis Glick Highway and Washington Avenue is part of the W. Michigan Avenue...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MONROE COUNTY, Mich. (WTVG) – Drivers headed north on I-75 this weekend may want to think about finding another route. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be doing concrete pavement patching on the highway. Crews will be working in the center...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The John C. Lodge Freeway will be closed between Interstates 94 and 75 overnight Wednesday and Thursday, as crews “set beams” for the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard bridge, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. The closures will...
by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2017 | Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater
The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office is continuing repair and replace parts of Pontiac’s aging water and sewer systems. Over 50 percent of the water system in the city is over 80-years old, with an estimated cost of $90 million projected for...
by Fix MI State | Aug 9, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING – Part of a major Lansing thoroughfare will be closed entirely this weekend so crews can fix crumbling concrete. All northbound lanes of U.S. 127 will be closed between Interstate 496 and Lake Lansing Road beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and continuing until...
by Fix MI State | Aug 9, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Drivers should expect to be slowed down on two state roads that the Michigan Department of Transportation plans to resurface starting next week. MDOT said in a news release that it expects construction to start Monday, Aug. 14, on M-15 from south of Lapeer Road to...
by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Construction on two Southwest Michigan highways is set to begin next Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be resurfacing 2.7 miles of M-66 from D Drive South to Glenn Cross Road in Calhoun Couty. The $547,000 project...
