The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced nearly $15 million in funding for transportation enhancement projects.
MDOT Director of Communications Bill Shreck says over $3 million of that funding will be used in northeast Michigan.
"MDOT along with [DNRE] and local communities are up in the Alpena to Cheboygan route will install crushed limestone on 71 miles of railroad grade, which will allow walkers and bicyclists to use that trail, commonly referred to as the Hawk's Trail."
Other projects will develop streets and trails in ten other counties including Bay, Saginaw, and Genessee. One is in Presque Isle County, where nearly half-a-million dollars will fund pedestrian lighting, planters, and brickwork along part of M-68 in Onaway.
Shreck says that project will also recognize Onaway's history.
"Part of it is placement of one-of-a-kind, three-by-one-foot, "Onaway Steers the World" emblems in the brickwork of the streetscape on sidewalks in the business district area, which celebrate Onaway's history as the largest producer of steering wheels in the 1920's."
A complete list of projects can be found here.
Federal dollars support up to eighty percent of transportation enhancement grants, with the rest coming from state, local, and private sources.
MDOT Director of Communications Bill Shreck says over $3 million of that funding will be used in northeast Michigan.
"MDOT along with [DNRE] and local communities are up in the Alpena to Cheboygan route will install crushed limestone on 71 miles of railroad grade, which will allow walkers and bicyclists to use that trail, commonly referred to as the Hawk's Trail."
Other projects will develop streets and trails in ten other counties including Bay, Saginaw, and Genessee. One is in Presque Isle County, where nearly half-a-million dollars will fund pedestrian lighting, planters, and brickwork along part of M-68 in Onaway.
Shreck says that project will also recognize Onaway's history.
"Part of it is placement of one-of-a-kind, three-by-one-foot, "Onaway Steers the World" emblems in the brickwork of the streetscape on sidewalks in the business district area, which celebrate Onaway's history as the largest producer of steering wheels in the 1920's."
A complete list of projects can be found here.
Federal dollars support up to eighty percent of transportation enhancement grants, with the rest coming from state, local, and private sources.