The public can submit comments until Friday, Dec 11, on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s plans for major roadwork statewide through 2014.
Each year, MDOT puts out its latest 5-year roadwork plan, updating projects for the final year of each plan. A draft of the current plan is at www.michigan.gov/mdot5yearplan. It includes engineering reports advancing two major road widening projects:
- Widening 6.7 miles of I-94 to eight lanes from I-96 to Connor Avenue in Wayne County, plus reconstructing 67 bridges over I-94, and reconstructing and modernizing two freeway-to-freeway interchanges with I-75 and M-10. An engineering report will be completed in 2010.
- Widening I-75 to eight lanes from 8 Mile to M-59 in Oakland County. The selected alternative includes the addition of one lane in each direction, designated a high occupancy vehicle lane during the peak hours and a general-purpose lane during the remaining hours. The engineering reports will be completed in 2010.