The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reports that a portion of M-216 (Marcellus Road) north of Three Rivers will be closed for reconstruction from Monday, March 18 through Friday, May 31. The total closure will involve 1,000 feet of the roadway west of US-13 1. Traffic will be detoured on Pulver Road, Johnson Road, Flowerfield [...]

WHAT: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is holding an open house to give an overview on the proposed reconstruction of the US-131 interchange at Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo. WHO: MDOT representatives Residents Business owners Media WHEN: 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 WHERE: Oshtemo Community Center 6407 Parkview Ave. Kalamazoo Special accommodations: [...]

State Rep. Aric Nesbitt and state Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker have announced the village of Paw Paw will receive a Michigan Department of Transportation grant for maintenance work on West Michigan Avenue. The $375,000 grant from the Transportation Economic Development Fund will be used for work on the avenue from the west village limits to Gremps [...]

Nine Michigan counties will use $2.7 million in state Category F funds to upgrade roads in urban areas to “all-season” status to support local economic growth and keep Michigan open for business year-round, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced Tuesday (February 19). Category F funding is intended to expand or preserve all-season roads on [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced in January that construction of the US-131 Constantine bypass would begin on Monday (February 4th) and – in keeping with that announcement – work was underway Monday along Riverside Drive, just south of the Constantine village limits.  That’s the area where a new, 870-foot bridge over the St. [...]

Plans for the US-131 bypass of Constantine were in the spotlight Monday evening (January 28th) during a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) open house at Constantine High School. The two-hour event – from 5 to 7 p.m. – offered the chance to learn more about the project and pose questions to MDOT representatives.  It came [...]

The construction of the US-131 bypass around the Village of Constantine, a project slated to begin on February 4th and be completed in November, will be the focus of a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) open house Monday evening (January 28th) at Constantine High School. MDOT representatives will be on hand to discuss the project [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is scheduled to begin construction of the US-131 Constantine bypass on Monday, Feb. 4. The two-lane bypass includes a new 870-foot bridge over the Saint Joseph River. Contractors DJ McQuestion & Sons and Rieth-Riley, will lead the $18 million project. “We are honoring our commitment to improving the efficiency [...]

Dear Editor, This poem, “The Farmers’ ‘Undeveloped’ Land”, by Joyce Lambert of Kouts (IN) appeared in the January 11 issue of my Farmer’s Exchange.  I think it expresses how people in charge of our natural resources feel.  Look at how much of our forests are being cut down, which our wildlife are using as their [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the soon-to-be-constructed US-131 bypass of Constantine were in the spotlight again during the Constantine Village Council’s first meeting of the New Year Monday evening (January 7th). After adding ‘MDOT’ to the Unfinished Business portion of the agenda, Village President Pat Weiss reported information she had received via e-mail [...]

“Step in the cell!” is the first thing that you hear in a new safety video posted on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) YouTube channel www.youtube.com/michigandot. The new educational video, titled “Distracted driver crashes and goes to jail,” shows some of the consequences motorists can face if they engage in dangerous distracted driving behavior. [...]

Fast Facts: – MDOT, FRA and NS signed an agreement for transfer of 135 miles of NS railroad to MDOT ownership. – The track is part of Amtrak’s Wolverine passenger rail service between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, and also provides freight rail services. – Transfer of title is one step in long-term upgrade of the corridor. [...]

As in most years, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will keep open nearly all of the state’s 81 rest areas this coming winter to maintain the convenience and safety they provide to motorists. Only five rest areas will be closed for the 17-week period beginning December 3 and ending April 1, 2013. These closures [...]

US-131 on the west side of Three Rivers is a busy place these days.  In addition to the usual traffic flow, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is engaged in a milling and resurfacing project that began at 6 a.m. Monday (October 8th). MDOT says there will be single-lane closures on northbound and southbound US-131 [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the following single-lane closures in Three Rivers: There will be single-lane closures on US-131 Business Route (Michigan Avenue) between Spring Street and M-86 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, through 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, for bridge repairs. There will be [...]

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews opened the ramps from I-75 and I-96 to the Ambassador Bridge plaza Friday (September 21), bringing relief to motorists and the local community. The opened ramps will effectively remove all border traffic from service drives and other local roads in southwest Detroit, while the completed public roadway will allow [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Wednesday (September 19) announced that six schools in four counties will receive Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants to encourage more students to walk and bicycle safely to school.  Centreville is among the grant recipients. Federal SRTS funding enables schools to make infrastructure improvements and offer educational activities, such [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation reports there will be single-lane closures on M-51 from the east junction of M-62 to the north city limits of Dowagiac in Cass County from 7 a.m. Friday, September 14, through 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, for sidewalk reconstruction, milling and paving. Source:  News release from Michigan Department of Transportation

If you’re going to be driving in the Benton Harbor area in coming weeks, you may be interested to know that pavement and joint repairs are underway on eastbound and westbound I-94 at Napier Avenue, Empire Avenue and I-196. The repair work began Monday (September 10th) and is slated to end on Wednesday, October 10th. [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation reports there will be single-lane closures on M-86 between Three Rivers and Centreville on Thursday (September 6) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tree cutting. Source:  Announcement from the Michigan Department of Transportation