Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 01, 2021
MDOT I-75/M-46 Rebuild Includes Removing Dangerous Dip
As road construction goes, the I-75/M-46 rebuild project in Saginaw County, Michigan, is fairly standard — with one exception. The $61.5 million job that includes a new interchange and bridge also calls for filling in 22 ft....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 04, 2021
D.J. McQuestion & Sons Fill U.S. 31 to I-94 Gap in Michigan
After significant delays, crews in Michigan are making steady progress on a $121.5 million project connecting the southern stretch of U.S. 31 to Interstate 94 outside Benton Harbor. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing the work, which includes rebuilding two interchanges and reconstructing approximately 3 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 21, 2021
MDOT Rebuilds Section of I-75 Following Tanker Fire
Only days after a tanker truck crashed on Michigan's northbound I-75 destroying hundreds of feet of newer pavement and barrier wall, crews were on the job ready to rebuild. It's the bright note in a frightening accident that closed the north and south bound lanes at Big Beaver Road in Troy for days....
Gerald R. Ford International Airport - Wed July 07, 2021
Ford Airport Breaks Ground On $7.7M Operations Center
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport broke ground June 30 on a new $7.7 million operations center that will streamline and improve efficiencies for day-to-day management. The new facility will consolidate key teams such as operations and communications, including dispatch, as well as the new emergency operations center, or EOC....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 22, 2021
USACE's New Soo Lock 2021 Construction Under Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction resumed on phase one and is initiated on phase two. Trade West Construction Inc. and joint venture Kokosing-Alberici began moving equipment to the site in April....
Hutson - Fri June 18, 2021
Hutson Expands Network in Michigan
Hutson Inc. , a John Deere dealership is expanding into Michigan with the acquisition of two multi-location dealerships: Bader and Sons Co. and D&G Equipment. Both dealerships will be rebranded as Hutson Inc....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue June 08, 2021
MDOT's Mackinac Island Repair Project Under Way
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing approximately $6 million to rebuild M-185 on Mackinac Island, addressing high-water and wave erosion damage on the shoreline. Roughly 4 mi....
Jordan Beck - Thu May 13, 2021
With Help From Michigan AgrAbility, Area Loggers Overcome Injuries
For Duane Berg, owner and founder of Berg Logging in Gladstone, Mich., business was booming in 2010 — right up until he fell off a roof. "I got injured in November 2010. Besides [being] a logger, I was a construction worker, and I was helping one of my friends do a job," Berg said....
Construction Association of Michigan - Tue April 27, 2021
Construction Association of Michigan Debuts New 'Building Michigan' Podcast
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) announced the launch of its new "Building Michigan" podcast series hosted by Kevin Koehler, president of CAM. Each episode of the Building Michigan podcast, produced for Michigan's construction industry by the Construction Association of Michigan, features current news and information regarding the latest construction techniques, methods and equipment, as well as economic updates and interviews with key people in Michigan's commercial construction industry....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed April 14, 2021
MDOT Accelerated Rail Project Wins Engineering Award
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Quandel Consultants recently received the highest honor with the Engineering Eminent Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/M) of Michigan for work on the Accelerated Rail Project....
