Saturday, 16 June 2012

MDOT suspends construction for first big race at Michigan


The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted a video news. The video captures the excitement of a special ribbon-cutting event held today (June 12) for the opening of the $3.6 million renovated City of Battle Creek Intermodal Transportation Center. The center serves Amtrak rail passengers, Amtrak Thruway Connection passengers on Indian Trails motor coaches, and Greyhound intercity bus riders. The video also shows never-before-seen track improvements between Kalamazoo and Dearborn on Amtrak’s Wolverine Service, a federally designated high-speed rail corridor. Funding for the project was provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with a grant competitively awarded to the city of Battle Creek. Working with our partners at airports, bus continue 

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will suspend work and reopen lanes on major state highways in south-central Michigan, including I-94 in Jackson County and M-50 in Lenawee County, for the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). The first big race of the season at MIS will be held on Sunday, June 17. Overall, work on most state roads in counties surrounding MIS, which is located in Brooklyn in Jackson County, will be suspended from 7 a.m. Thursday, June 14, until 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 19. However, several MDOT projects still will have restrictions in place over race weekend and MDOT urges motorists to drive with caution in work zones. On US-223 in Palmyra, one lane of traffic is open with a temporary signal on the bridge over the River Raisin. The temporary signal will be adjusted to allow for increased traffic – both inbound continue

MDOT will begin repairs to the Larned Street overpass above I-375 the week of June 4, including extensive repair to the structural supports under the overpass. All work on this $490,000 investment is scheduled to be completed by Labor Day. In order to safely complete the repair work, crews will close the right lane of northbound I-375 under Larned Street. The lane closure is needed in order for crews to install additional temporary supports while making the necessary repairs. During the repairs, southbound I-375 will have intermittent single-lane closures as needed. Bridge crews will repair structural supports under the overpass. Around-the-clock single-lane closures will be in place on northbound I-375. All work on this $490,000 investment will be continue

To help make travel easier, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is lifting traffic restrictions on 94 of 132 projects statewide during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. “Memorial Day weekend begins the busy summer travel season in Michigan,” said State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle. “Let’s make sure everyone gets to their destination and home safely. Remember to buckle up, put your cell phone down, and be extra cautious in construction zones.” The following 38 work zones will remain active, or have lane restrictions, during the Memorial Day weekend. If necessary, detour routes will be posted at the project location. US-2 in Iron River, Iron County, will have a temporary traffic signal at 9th Avenue. US-41, Marquette County, will be reduced to three lanes between M-28 in Harvey and the Carp River in Marquette, with one lane open in each direction and a center continue

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