Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 31, 2024
JV Cuts Timeline On $160M Michigan Bridge
Construction on a $160 million bridge and road improvement project in Calhoun County, Mich., will pick back up in spring with work scheduled for four bridges, as well as repaving work. The I-94 project began in October 2022 and includes rebuilding nine bridges and replacing eight....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 14, 2023
Technology, Reconstruction Coming to Important Economic Corridor
In an effort to rebuild one of the most significant corridors in southeast Michigan, construction crews are immersing themselves in the Innovate Mound project. The multi-million-dollar undertaking will reportedly strengthen connectivity by using sophisticated design and smart technology to build a modern, multimodal stretch of roadway....
NPCA - Wed February 15, 2023
Michigan Adds NPCA's Quality Assurance Course to State Concrete Certification
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently approved the National Precast Concrete Association's PQS Level II-Quality Assurance/Quality Control course as an accepted alternative to its Michigan Concrete Association Level II certification....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 07, 2022
Crews Find Link to Past During I-94 Widening Project in Michigan
I-94 is a northern route connecting two of America's largest cities — Chicago and Detroit. This interstate passes near Kalamazoo, a city of about 75,000, and connects with State Road 131, one of the major north-south expressways in the state....
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....
