Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue June 08, 2021
MDOT's Mackinac Island Repair Project Under Way
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing approximately $6 million to rebuild M-185 on Mackinac Island, addressing high-water and wave erosion damage on the shoreline. Roughly 4 mi....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed April 14, 2021
MDOT Accelerated Rail Project Wins Engineering Award
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Quandel Consultants recently received the highest honor with the Engineering Eminent Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/M) of Michigan for work on the Accelerated Rail Project....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 14, 2021
Work Resumes On Michigan's Firesteel River Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing a $12.8 million project on M-26 over the east and west branches of the Firesteel River. The work is taking place in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed March 17, 2021
Michigan's M-30 Bridge Project at Tobacco River Resumes
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) opened the M-30 temporary bridge over the Tobacco River in Gladwin County March 11, following a 10-month closure of the M-30 corridor due to several locations of bridge damage caused by flooding and infrastructure failures in May 2020....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 20, 2021
Eliza Digs Along Michigan's $162M I-75 Modernization Project
An innovative $162 million tunnel boring project is well under way with construction crews mining the tunnel as others work to attach the remainder of a 400-ft. long train. The tunnel is part of the I-75 Modernization plan, the largest project in size and scope the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has tackled, which includes the replacement of 47 bridges, including 41 vehicular and six pedestrian bridges, as well as the replacement of two cloverleaf interchanges with diverging diamond interchanges....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue January 05, 2021
MDOT Overcomes Year of Challenges, Delivers Vital Transportation Projects
The challenge-filled 2020 construction season is over. MDOT and industry partners were able to adapt and overcome many obstacles to deliver vital transportation projects and continue working toward the goal of providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed December 09, 2020
MDOT Building Temporary M-30 Bridge Over Tobacco River
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin building a temporary M-30 bridge over the Tobacco River in Gladwin County following extensive damage to the corridor during May flooding. Totaling $4.3 million, the temporary bridge is expected to open to traffic in mid-February....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed October 14, 2020
MDOT Researches Carbon Fiber Bridge Components
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and university researchers have subjected a high-tech material to trial by fire and ice in a quest for better bridge components. Steel has historically been the go-to material for reinforcing and pre-tensioning concrete for highway bridges....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 22, 2020
MDOT 'Paves the Way' to Improve Trade Corridor
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing a $60 million project that will improve I-496 between I-96 and Lansing Road. Work includes reconstructing the freeway and ramps, preventive maintenance on all bridges in the project area and making operational improvements to the entrance and exit ramps at the I-96, Creyts Road and Waverly Road interchanges....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue July 07, 2020
MDOT Begins M-30 Flooding Repairs in Midland, Gladwin
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded an emergency contract to begin debris removal at two bridge locations on M-30 in Midland and Gladwin counties, following a historic flooding event in May....
