ESCANABA – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a number of projects across the Upper Peninsula designed to decrease the number of highway fatalities in the region.
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MDOT names Airport of the Year award
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste. Marie has been named Airport of the Year by the Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics. The award is to recognize outstanding service to Michigan aviation.
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Houghton County receives grant to update road in Calumet Township
CALUMET — Houghton County was awarded a $375,000 state Category F Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) grant to upgrade roads in urban areas to “all season” status to support local economic growth.
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MDOT urges U.P. drivers to heed road closures
NEWBERRY – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding motorists to heed all weather-related road closures for their own safety and the safety of road maintenance crews. Recent harsh weather conditions in Marquette and Alger counties have created whiteout conditions and forced multiple closures of M-28 between the cities of Marquette and Munising in the Upper Peninsula.
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I-75 bridge construction over Pine River ends
NEWBERRY – The southbound lanes of I-75 in Chippewa and Mackinac counties reopened Wednesday, bringing the summer’s I-75 detour to an end. Only temporary single-lane closures will be required on the southbound lanes during the coming weeks as the project is wrapped up.
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Bevins receives top MDOT employee award
ESCANABA – Vincent Bevins of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Superior Region Office in Escanaba has received the 2014 MDOT Director’s Award – the department’s highest honor for outstanding service.
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Michigamme roadside park honors former MDOT employee
ISHPEMING – Andy Sikkema spent many years as the person at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) who hung the signs honoring other people. Now he’s getting a sign of his own.
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L’Anse MDOT garage wins salt management award
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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MDOT approves ORV connector routes in 12 Upper Peninsula locations
MARQUETTE – The first connector routes proposed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to allow off-road vehicles (ORVs) to travel in the rights of way, including some shoulders of state highways, have been approved by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
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