L’ANSE – The Michigan Department of Transportation L’Anse Garage recently won the Salt Institute’s 2013 Safe and Sustainable Snowfighting Award. The honor is given for excellence in environmental consciousness and effective management in the storage of winter road salt.
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New traffic lights installed in Escanaba, Iron Mountain
ESCANABA – Two intersections in Escanaba and one in Iron Mountain soon will be controlled with new flashing yellow arrow left-turn signals for greater safety and efficiency. The following signals will be operational beginning next week:
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Deer/Vehicle accidents drop in U.P., statewide
LANSING – Reported deer/vehicle crashes in Michigan declined in 2012 to 48,918 from the 53,592 crashes reported in 2011, although many crashes go unreported. Officials say actual crash numbers are much higher. The reported crashes also declined in the Upper Peninsula from 4,799 in 2011 to 4,558 in 2012.
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Construction to close Danforth Road in Delta County
ESCANABA – Danforth Road in Escanaba will be closed next week to repair the railroad crossing at the bottom of the hill. Escanaba City Engineer Bill Farrell says the road will be closed from North 30th Street in Escanaba to Five Corners in Danforth.
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MDOT replaces culverts on M-125, monitors electrical utility work across I-75
PARADISE – The Michigan Department of Transportation and Chippewa County Road Commission are replacing two culverts on M-123 west of Paradise. The construction is expected to begin at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9 and be completed by 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
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