Keaton PR/Trimble - Mon August 08, 2022
VIDEO: Connectivity Keeps Hoffman Bros. Aligned With Purpose
The Michigan Department of Transportation's $210 million I-69 Rebuild Project in Eaton and Calhoun counties includes the reconstruction of about 23 mi. of rural, four-lane interstate over the course of three years....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue June 21, 2022
MDOT Rebuilds I-275 Near Detroit
I-275 is a major thoroughfare that skirts the western edge of Detroit and serves as a major north-south corridor for traffic flowing from Ohio to Metro Detroit and beyond. Several segments of the road are in their death throes....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue May 10, 2022
First Bridge in Michigan's Bundling Pilot Project Opens to Traffic in Lapeer
The Bentley Street bridge over Farmers Creek in Lapeer, Mich., opened April 29, the first bridge to be repaired under the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) bridge bundling pilot project. "We're very happy with the bridge," said Jeff Graham, Lapeer's director of public works, whose office is on Bentley Street....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue March 15, 2022
Michigan Department of Transportation Begins Bridge Bundling Pilot
A Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) initiative to bundle bridge projects together to make them more cost-effective is under way. A pilot project, the first of its kind in Michigan, encompasses 19 bridges owned by local agencies....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed January 19, 2022
MDOT Drives Future of Durable Bridges With Carbon Fiber
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is leading the way in carbon fiber reinforced bridge beams — an evolutionary step forward — with the goal of a 100-year bridge in sight. "The aim is bridges that last a century with minimal maintenance," said State Transportation Director Paul C....
Western Michigan University - Wed January 19, 2022
Western Michigan Students Partner With MDOT On Pioneering Bridge Project
The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is billed as a "once-in-a-generation investment" in the nation's infrastructure, creating millions of jobs to innovate and rehabilitate crumbling roads and bridges and transportation networks....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 27, 2021
Michigan Paving & Materials, MDOT Use Design-Build Approach for $210M I-69 Rebuild
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 01, 2021
MDOT I-75/M-46 Rebuild Includes Removing Dangerous Dip
As road construction goes, the I-75/M-46 rebuild project in Saginaw County, Michigan, is fairly standard — with one exception. The $61.5 million job that includes a new interchange and bridge also calls for filling in 22 ft....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 04, 2021
D.J. McQuestion & Sons Fill U.S. 31 to I-94 Gap in Michigan
After significant delays, crews in Michigan are making steady progress on a $121.5 million project connecting the southern stretch of U.S. 31 to Interstate 94 outside Benton Harbor. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing the work, which includes rebuilding two interchanges and reconstructing approximately 3 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 21, 2021
MDOT Rebuilds Section of I-75 Following Tanker Fire
Only days after a tanker truck crashed on Michigan's northbound I-75 destroying hundreds of feet of newer pavement and barrier wall, crews were on the job ready to rebuild. It's the bright note in a frightening accident that closed the north and south bound lanes at Big Beaver Road in Troy for days....
