Michigan Department of Transportation

Scott Brand - Wed July 12, 2017

Michigan Prepares for Surge of Construction Projects Through Summer

In a wave of press releases, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) alerted the traveling public to a wide variety of construction projects that began July 10. The one that will likely affect the most motorists will be the stretch of I-75 from the Mackinac County line north to M-48 and another stretch on M-221 north to 7 1/2 Mile Road....

Eric Olson - Wed June 14, 2017

State Makes Its First 'Flex Route'

The state of Michigan has come up with a novel, cost-savings solution to alleviate heavy rush-hour traffic on a stretch of U.S. Highway 23 just northeast of Ann Arbor. With more than 60,000 cars and trucks traveling along an 8-mile-long corridor of U.S....

Wed May 31, 2017

Connected Vehicle Tech Used on I-75

3M and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced they are partnering to utilize connected vehicle technologies along more than 3 mi. of I-75. Using roadway solutions from 3M, the current I-75 modernization project work zone in Oakland County will be transformed over the course of four months to improve safety for drivers and to test advanced vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies on the connected and autonomous vehicles of the future....

Fri September 09, 2016

Job Addresses Deteriorating Bridges in Mich.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is in the midst of a two-year, $77 million project to address deteriorated bridge conditions and increased congestion along Interstate 96 at the U.S. Highway 23 interchange in Livingston County....