Between June 3 and June 9 I plan on trekking up to New England. Here is the route I plan on taking: My planned route: Day 1: I-70 E to Columbus I-71 N to...
... Maybe Michigan needs to do what most Western states do for temporary (and in some cases in California especially, even permanent) markings: Bott's Dots. ...
... When the first few Clearview route shields started appearing last summer I sent some photos to MDOT Traffic & Safety and I posted an excerpt from their...
... I recall them very well, in two districts, in fact (4 and 12). And diamond grinding (presumedly, from the looks of it) is also being used. ... Probably...
... In case you didn't see my recent post, here is a link to a site which links to all the states' construction webpages: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/ ...
... Am I the only one to notice something suspicious about that link? It is fhwa.org not fhwa.gov. As a governmental agency, the official domain name for FHWA...
... I just ran a WHOIS query on fhwa.org, and it is registered to the following: Registrant: DGI Technologies Corporation 57 Mill Street North Suite 208 ...
For the second time in 2 weekends I found myself driving down to Traverse City. Route: US 41/M-28 -> M-28 -> M-123 -> I-75 -> M-32 -> C-42 -> US 131 -> M-72 ->...
When the state looks at options this week for a new ramp from Interstate 675 to Washington, one Saginawian hopes officials will dig a little deeper. Really. ...
My opinion is this would the biggest waste of money in MDOT history. How much would it cost to dig the tunnel, and remove the old bridge. $100 million?...
The idea of a tunnel... I just can't see this working in Saginaw. Far too expensive, and the other bridges will still be there. And for a ramp to drop down...
May 2, 2006 - - A recent study conducted by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, established a need...
May 2, 2006 - - A recent study conducted by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, established a need...
I wrote an email yesterday to the contact email address at the FHWA from the Clearview Interim Approval document to ask a couple questions (as a private...
... Note to MDOT: The "US-23 Connector" is really just "US-23." When I first saw the subject line, I immediately thought of CONNECTOR M-13 at Bay City, which...
An 89-year-old bridge in Negaunee Township is about to be replaced and named a historic site. The steel bridge on County Road 510 would cost $2 million to fix....
There has been much talk in recent posts about positive and negative contrast regarding the different fonts. Can someone please explain what these are? I'm...
... I'll try to explain that, with the help of some "Rocket Science" from our good friends over at NASA. A simplified explanation of this is basically the...
... from ... degree ... text ... text ... http://vision.arc.nasa.gov/personnel/al/papers/03vss/03vsshandout.pdf ... Thanks, Barry. I figured it had something...
... instead of ... Could it be that this freeway segment was overlooked in the past when other portions were raised to 70? I would also bet the sharp turn on ...
Since the section of the Mon-Fayette Expressway opened from Exit 39 to PA 51 in 2002, subsidence has been a problem near the PA 136 interchange. Time and...
A construction project along PA 985 in Jennerstown would have claimed 33 sycamores planted in the 1920s (when it was known as US 219/PA 6) in honor of WWI...
(NEWS 3) - The Michigan House approved $31 million to complete and restore US-131. Lawmakers say the project will improve the economic vitality of West ...
Just a couple of quick observations: Last week a new CV BGS was installed on EB I-496 at Exit 5 (MLK/Capitol Loop/M-99). The letters appear larger and a...