By Amy Robinson
Michigan roads in central counties and in the thumb will see 42-million dollars in improvements this year.
The improvements are part of the State's five-year Transportation Program
Anita Richardson with the Department of Transportation explains where the work will focus.
"...Well, we're going to give I-75 a break this year, so we've just got one major project that we have planned for I-75, that's in Arenac county, and we're going to do work at three locations there. Other work includes work on US-127 in Clare county. We're going to do some rehabilitation of bridges there, there are five bridges total. We're repairing lanes on westbound I-69 in Lapeer county. And we have work on I-475, again that's road and bridge work in addition to work on our M-routes."
Richardson said despite the approved funding for this year's' work, Michigan is being challenged by a drop in transportation funding. She said the state is facing a one-point-four-billion dollar shortfall in matching funds. Without that money, Richardson said federal grants that could benefit Michigan roads will go unclaimed.
Michigan roads in central counties and in the thumb will see 42-million dollars in improvements this year.
The improvements are part of the State's five-year Transportation Program
Anita Richardson with the Department of Transportation explains where the work will focus.
"...Well, we're going to give I-75 a break this year, so we've just got one major project that we have planned for I-75, that's in Arenac county, and we're going to do work at three locations there. Other work includes work on US-127 in Clare county. We're going to do some rehabilitation of bridges there, there are five bridges total. We're repairing lanes on westbound I-69 in Lapeer county. And we have work on I-475, again that's road and bridge work in addition to work on our M-routes."
Richardson said despite the approved funding for this year's' work, Michigan is being challenged by a drop in transportation funding. She said the state is facing a one-point-four-billion dollar shortfall in matching funds. Without that money, Richardson said federal grants that could benefit Michigan roads will go unclaimed.