M-185 Mackinac Island repair project starts June 15
COUNTY: Mackinac
HIGHWAY: M-185
CLOSEST TOWN: Mackinac Island
ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Monday, June 15, 2020
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020
PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1.4 million in emergency repairs addressing high-water and wave erosion damage to M-185 on Mackinac Island. Roughly 4 miles of the highway around the island (the only state highway in Michigan that does not regularly allow automobile traffic) has sustained ongoing damage that escalated last fall and winter. The project will establish a full-width gravel surface suitable for bicycle/horse/vehicle traffic in the damaged areas of M-185. Paving is planned to take place later.
A map of the project area is available on Mi Drive.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS: The work will require segments of M-185 to be closed during repairs. Work will begin at the city limit and move north. Each segment will have bicycle/horse/pedestrian traffic detoured inland during construction and will be reopened to traffic when complete.
SAFETY BENEFITS: This project will restore a safe aggregate surface and mitigate future erosion damage.
ESSENTIAL WORK: This road construction project is an essential function. Transportation workers in the field follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines to limit their risk of getting sick.
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