Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to conduct around $187 million worth of work in in 2013 on 80 miles of pavement and 15 bridges in the Metro Detroit area.
Enjoy the snow while it lasts, motorists. Once winter shifts into construction season, most of the highest traveled thoroughfares surrounding Shelby Township and Utica will undergo resurfacing work. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced this week that it plans to award approximately $187 million in contracts during 2013 to improve 80 miles of pavement and repair 15 bridges in the MDOT Metro Region. Roughly $16.6 million of this total has been allocated to reconstructing more than 4 miles along M-53 (Van Dyke Freeway) between 34 Mile and Bordman roads, with another $30.3 million designated to resurface 5 miles of I-94 between I-696 and Masonic, and more than 3 miles of Groesbeck between Hayes and 14 Mile. Shelby Township has …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The project, due to begin in June, is expected to cost $8.8 million total.
The long-awaited widening of Hayes Road from 21 to 23 Mile is scheduled to start in June, but before work can begin, Shelby Township must give final approval for the project and commit to its portion of the overall cost. Although the project is expected to cost $8.8 million total, Shelby Township's tab is only $800,000. This is largely thanks to the project's selection as part of the Federal Aid Committee's Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Of the $8.8 million cost, federal monies are due to cover $5.6 million, with the remaining $3.2 million shared by Macomb County (50 percent), Shelby Township (25 percent) and Macomb Township (25 percent). In addition to granting final approval of the project, the Shelby Township board of trustees …
Monday, January 7, 2013
The Macomb County Department of Roads has scheduled the $2.7 million reconstruction project to start in February 2013.
Shelby Township's westernmost section of Auburn Road will be one of the first county roads to undergo construction as orange barrel season 2013 gets underway next month. The Macomb County Department of Roads has scheduled more than $38 million in road projects this year, with the $2.7 million reconstruction of Auburn Road between Dequindre and Ryan leading the way. The reconstruction is due to start in February and wrap up by July, at which point three additional projects will already be in progress in the township. Starting in June, and to the tune of $8.6 million, construction crews will begin widening Hayes Road to five lanes between 21 and 23 mile roads. Luckily for Shelby Township taxpayers, the township will cover only a fraction of …
Theo Fandtoa
8:29 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Actually, I'd like to see an interchange built at 33 Mile Road / M-53. It would be a job creator! more ›