Latest Transportation in Michigan Stories
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Norton Shores Police Department has earned top honors in the 2013 Award for Traffic Safety Excellence from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP), the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and AAA Michigan. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110321/CL67889LOGO ) The award recognizes the outstanding commitment the department made in the previous year to overall traffic safety. The department received...
DETROIT, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) today announced that it is moving forward to complete its work on the Gateway Project with compliance of the court order. The company disagrees with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on some aspects of the design plans, but will work through design and construction issues with the court monitor and MDOT to complete construction by January 2012 as ordered by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge...
DETROIT, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Area residents joined state and local officials at a press conference and community celebration today to mark the early reopening of a 1.5-mile stretch of I-75 near the Detroit-Windsor international border crossing. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) originally scheduled the roadway to reopen in late fall 2009, but crews finished work five months ahead of schedule, allowing for the July 2 reopening. The section of I-75 - which runs from Rosa...
WARREN, Mich., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Ambassador Bridge: "The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) lawsuit filed yesterday against the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) is surprising because we have been trying to resolve the many issues in dispute with MDOT for a long time. DIBC recently requested mediation and then submitted a formal demand to MDOT as provided for in the agreement with MDOT. MDOT did not even respond, but...
WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report on the condition of America's highways will be released on Friday, May 8, identifying the cost to American motorists as a result of driving on rough roads; rough pavement conditions by state; and the roughest roads in major metropolitan areas. Rough Roads Ahead: Fix Them Now or Pay for It Later, finds that one-third of the nation's major highways, including Interstates, freeways and major roads, are in poor or mediocre condition....
DETROIT, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan International Speedway (MIS) announced today a unique partnership for research, development and safety innovation that could serve as a catalyst for job creation and growth opportunities for the state. MDOT and MIS have entered into a partnership to use and market the Brooklyn-based racetrack and its existing road course to agencies that manufacture and develop connected vehicle...
