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Two lanes reopen on northbound I-75
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021
CONTACT: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications, [email protected]
Two lanes reopen on northbound I-75 from I-696 to 12 Mile Road
Fast facts: – Northbound I-75 now has two lanes open from I-696 to 12 Mile Road in Madison Heights. – This change restores northbound I-75 to its previous configuration prior to the voids discovered under the pavement last Friday – Southbound I-75 remains unchanged, with two lanes open through the area.
August 4, 2021 — Contracting crews have reopened a second lane on northbound I-75 near 11 Mile Road in the city of Madison Heights. This change now restores the northbound side of the freeway back to its configuration prior to the voids that were discovered on Friday, July 30. Currently, both directions of I-75 have two lanes open between 8 Mile and 13 Mile roads as crews continue to rebuild pavement and bridges on the I-75 modernization project in Oakland County. The northbound I-75 service drive remains closed from 11 Mile Road to Gardenia Avenue. Currently, there is not an estimate on when that section of the service drive will reopen. The voids appeared when crews were mining for a drainage tunnel under the northbound service drive near 11 1/2 Mile Road. The operation affected the pavement of the northbound lanes and the service drive. This section of northbound I-75 and the service drive will be rebuilt in 2022. Follow I-75 modernization progress on the web at www.Modernize75.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Modernize75 or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Modernize75. |
One lane reopens on northbound I-75
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021
CONTACT: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications, [email protected]
One lane reopens on northbound I-75 from I-696 to 12 Mile Road
Fast facts: – Northbound I-75 has one lane open from I-696 to 12 Mile Road in Madison Heights. – Crews are targeting to open a second northbound lane by the end of the week. – Southbound I-75 remains unchanged, with two lanes open through the area. August 3, 2021 — Contracting crews have repaired and paved the left and center lanes of northbound I-75 near 11 Mile Road in the city of Madison Heights. The northbound lanes in the area were closed as crews worked to repair voids under the pavement that were discovered on Friday, July 30. The center lane will remain closed as crews continue to work on nearby damaged sections of the freeway. It is anticipated the center lane will reopen to traffic by the end of the week. The northbound I-75 service drive remains closed from 11 Mile Road to Gardenia Avenue. Currently, there is not an estimate on when that section of the service drive will reopen. The voids appeared when crews were mining for a drainage tunnel under the northbound service drive near 11 1/2 Mile Road. The operation affected the pavement of the northbound lanes and the service drive. This section of northbound I-75 will be rebuilt in 2022 as part of the modernization project. Follow I-75 modernization progress on the web at www.Modernize75.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Modernize75 or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Modernize75. |
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Bridge demolition requires closing portion of I-75
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021
CONTACT: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications, 248-483-5107
Bridge demolition requires closing a portion of I-75 this weekend in Detroit
Fast facts: – MDOT is repairing 12 bridges on I-75 between Meade Avenue and 7 Mile Road. – Demolition work on Meade Avenue requires closing both directions of I-75 between I-94 and M-8 (Davison Freeway). – The closure starts at 9 p.m. Friday and ends by 5 a.m. Monday.
July 28, 2021 — Weather permitting, demolition of the Meade Avenue overpass above I-75 is scheduled to take place this weekend in Detroit. To safely accomplish this work, contracting crews will close both directions of I-75 between I-94 and M-8 (Davison Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday, July 30, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 2. During the closure, northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured to westbound I-94, then northbound M-10 (Lodge Freeway) to eastbound M-102 (Eight Mile Road) back to northbound I-75. The McNichols Road and 7 Mile Road entrance ramps to northbound I-75 will be available for local traffic. Southbound I-75 traffic will be detoured to westbound M-8, then southbound M-10 back to southbound I-75. The Caniff and Holbrook avenues and Clay Street entrance ramps to southbound I-75 will be available for local traffic. This work is part of extensive bridge repair on 12 structures over I-75 between Meade Avenue and 7 Mile Road. During active work, two lanes of I-75 will be open in each direction between 8 Mile Road and Meade Avenue. The project includes repairing the structures at the I-75/M-8 interchange that will result in ramp closures throughout the season. The eastbound M-8 ramp to northbound I-75 will be closed for the duration of the project. All work on this $13 million investment is expected to be completed in late November. |
Dashboard tracks bridge bundling pilot program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dan Weingarten, MDOT Office of Communications, 906-250-4809
MDOT dashboard tracks bridge bundling pilot program Fast facts: July 26, 2021 — The public now has a new online tool to track the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) initiative to bundle bridge projects together to make them more cost-effective, and to address multiple local agency bridges under one project. MDOT expects bridge bundling, which covers several bridge locations under one contract, to streamline coordination and permitting, increase economies of scale, and improve bridge conditions on local routes around the state. MDOT is working to expand the approach, already in use on state trunkline projects, to address locally owned bridges. A pilot project, the first of its kind in Michigan, encompasses 19 bridge locations on locally owned bridges. The new online dashboard at Michigan.gov/BridgeBundling provides project updates and shows percent completion, detour routes, and other information for each of these projects. MDOT expects to provide photos during the construction process, as well. ”The pilot includes 19 local agency-owned bridges around the state with major bridge elements in serious or critical condition.” said MDOT Chief Bridge Engineer Matt Chynoweth. ”The scope of work for these bridges is superstructure replacement, which includes full removal and replacement of the bridge deck and supporting beams. Under the pilot program, three bridges will be rebuilt this year, beginning in August. The contract requirements call for them to be finished in 60 or 90 days.” The three bridges slated to be rebuilt this year are:
The remaining 16 bridges are scheduled to be built in 2022 and 2023. During this time, all bridges will be closed and detoured as requested by the local agencies. Chynoweth said the projects will stay largely within the existing bridge ”footprints” with minor road work to accommodate new bridge elevations or changes in cross-section to meet current geometric requirements. By combining several contracts into one, bridge bundling allows one contractor, or one group of contractors, to work on multiple bridges in several locations, simultaneously, if needed. This can bring taxpayer savings through the standardization of bridge components and mobilization costs. The contract for the pilot program was awarded in March to a joint venture of two bridge contractors, CA Hull and Anlaan, with Alfred Benesch as the lead designer, for the low bid of $24.3 million. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded MDOT nearly $978,000 to further its bridge bundling efforts on local agency routes, developing a framework for expanding the program. This grant was one of only seven awarded nationwide. MDOT estimates $2 billion is required just to get all state-owned bridges up to good or fair condition, and another $1.5 billion to do the same for all local agency-owned bridges. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking $300 million in a Fiscal Year 2021 supplemental budget request for the proposed next phase of the bridge bundling program. With this funding, MDOT anticipates the state could rebuild about another 130 bridges, addressing all currently closed local agency bridges and prioritizing repairs on local agency bridges in serious or critical condition. |
