Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Projects include widening Hayes from 21 to 23 Mile, paving portions of Fairchild, 22 Mile and 24 Mile Roads, and replacing the 23 Mile Road bridge west of North Avenue.
Macomb Township will be the beneficiary of more than $16 million in road projects next year, including the widening of Hayes Road between 21 and 23 Mile and the replacement of the 23 Mile Road bridge west of North Avenue. Macomb County officials announced the county's 2013 construction schedule during a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the reopening of Cass Avenue between Groesbeck and Gratiot. One of the first Macomb Township projects the Department of Roads will tackle in the New Year is the replacement of the 23 Mile Road bridge over the Clinton River west of North Avenue. This project was originally slated to be completed in 2012, but with the onset of winter, Macomb County Department of Roads Director Bob Hoepfner said …
Monday, July 2, 2012
The Macomb County Department of Roads told Macomb Township that crews should be able to finish paving this section of 24 Mile Road before reconstruction closes the 23 Mile Road bridge, west of North Avenue.
Paving work on 24 Mile Road between Card and North Avenue could begin as early as mid-July, Macomb Township Clerk Michael Koehs said earlier this week. With the Macomb County Department of Roads planning to close the 23 Mile Road bridge, west of North Avenue, in August, drivers will have to detour two miles down to 21 Mile, or three miles up to 26 Mile to reach a paved road. Knowing that many drivers would opt to take an unpaved 24 Mile rather than travel out of their way to one of the official detours, Koehs proposed in March that 24 Mile Road between Card and North Avenue be paved before the bridge closure in an effort to accommodate the anticipated increase in traffic. Macomb Township officials approved the plan and set aside $803,492 …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A Macomb Township bridge project is included in the county's construction lineup for 2012.
It's that time of year again. The weather gets warmer. Flowers bloom. And, orange barrels pepper Macomb County as millions of dollars in construction projects prepare to test drivers' patience. The Macomb County Department of Roads is ready for a busy 2012 construction schedule that affects commuters in places, such as Macomb, Lenox, Chesterfield, Shelby, Richmond and Washington townships as well as Mount Clemens and Sterling Heights. “We’ve got another aggressive schedule this year with many planned road improvements,” County Executive Mark Hackel said in a prepared statement. “Despite rising costs and sluggish road funding, the Department of Roads continues to get the most from our taxpayers’ dollars in an effort to improve our …
David Gifford
12:23 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
http://www.harbortech.us/composite_bridge_beams.html - Macomb County should be looking into this new technology for their bridges. They will last a lot longer, require less concrete and save energy in the transportation and construction of bridges. I read about these in popular science last year. more ›