MDOT - Wed October 03, 2018
Michigan DOT's Redesigned Mi Drive Site Lets Drivers 'Know Before They Go'
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched its newly designed Mi Drive construction and traffic information website. With motorists in mind, the streamlined Mi Drive website makes it even easier to view traffic cameras and speeds, locate incidents and search construction projects — helping motorists know before they go....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed September 19, 2018
I-75 BL Closes in Pontiac to Replace Railroad Crossing
The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $690,000 to replace the railroad crossing along the I-75 BL (U.S.-24 BR/Woodward Avenue) between the Pontiac Loop and South Boulevard in Oakland County, which is in very poor condition....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed September 19, 2018
MDOT: I-75 Project to Be Completed a Decade Sooner Due to Innovation
The rebuilding and modernization on 18 mi. of I-75 is expected to be completed a decade sooner than originally scheduled thanks to innovative contracting, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)....
AASHTO Journal - Thu August 30, 2018
Mid-America Transportation Projects Win Big in National Competition
Eight outstanding transportation projects from five mid-America states were honored Aug. 29 in the fourth and final regional America's Transportation Awards competition. The projects were recognized for major achievements, including: engaging small businesses through a “first of its kind” training program; replacing bridges to reconnect communities after major flooding; increasing mobility through a $2 billion overhaul of the most popular Amtrak route in the Midwest; and modernizing an aging freeway to improve safety and economic development....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 25, 2018
MDOT $1B Modernization Work Under Way
As part of the advance work for the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) approximately $1 billion plus Interstate 94 Modernization Project in Detroit, a number of bridges are being demolished and replaced between now and the anticipated start of the project in 2022....
Associated Press - Wed July 11, 2018
Michigan Seeks Federal Assistance for Road Repairs
HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) Michigan is asking the federal government for help paying for repairs to flood-damaged roads in the Upper Peninsula and says road damage is expected to exceed $28.7 million. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced June 26 that it's submitted a notice of intent to the U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 16, 2018
MDOT River Bridge Replacement Continues
The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) $20.5 million U.S. 2 Escanaba River Bridge Replacement in Wells Township of Delta County, a project awarded to Zenith Tech Inc., is scheduled to be completed in October 2018....
Wed February 07, 2018
Michigan Track Improvements Slash Amtrak Travel Time
DETROIT (AP) The Michigan Department of Transportation said $384 million in track improvements have led to faster train speeds and reduced travel times to Chicago. The Amtrak Wolverine route, which runs from Detroit to Chicago, has reduced transit time by 20 minutes, said Michael Frezell, a department spokesman....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed September 20, 2017
MDOT Spends $165M Upgrading Four Spans
Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation's $165 million 75 Rouge River-Detroit-Downriver Connection bridge project. It's an initiative that is repairing and upgrading four bridges that cross the Rouge River, vital railway lines and canals crucial to the auto and construction industry, and impact life in a residential/urban area in South End Detroit....
Wed July 12, 2017
Detroit Strikes $4.3M Deal to Acquire Land for Pathway
DETROIT (AP) Detroit officials say they expect to begin construction this fall to finish a bike and pedestrian pathway with 7.5 mi. of property they recently acquired from a railroad company. The city announced June 22 that it reached a $4.3 million deal with railroad company Conrail to acquire the land....
