RELEASE: Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with a Project Starting This Week in Grand Traverse County 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   

August 12, 2024

Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with a Project Starting This Week in Grand Traverse County 

LANSING, Mich. —  Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin a bridge repair project on M-37 this week in Grand Traverse County. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to support 12 jobs.

“Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to drive economic activity, help Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands safely,” said Governor Whitmer. “Through the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired, or replaced nearly 23,000 lane miles of state-owned roads and 1,600 bridges since I took office, supporting 89,000 jobs without raising taxes by a dime. Let’s roll up our sleeves and keep getting things done.”

M-37 Bridge Repairs in Grand Traverse County

MDOT is investing $992,453 to make repairs to the M-37 bridge over the MDOT railroad corridor south of Chums Corner in Grand Traverse County. Work will include a partial concrete deck overlay, expansion joint replacement, deck patching, end joint resealing, and bridge approach repairs to extend the service life of this bridge. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 12 jobs.

County:	Grand Traverse
Highway:	M-37
Closest city:	Traverse City
Start date:	Monday, August 12, 2024
Estimated end date:	Thursday, October 10, 2024
Traffic restrictions:	This work will require single-lane closures and traffic shifts. One lane of traffic will remain open in each direction.
Safety benefit:	This project will extend the service life of this bridge.

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