Widening U.S. 2

Link to May 16 Iron Mountain Daily News.

Excerpt: The Michigan Department of Transportation is widening U.S. 2 to five lanes from the north side of Iron Mountain to M-95. The pitch of the hill was such that a retaining wall was needed on this portion of the project.

Link to October 13 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:
Drivers on the Kensington Expressway in Cheektowaga have found themselves in the dark, literally, as they travel eastbound between Harlem and Pine Ridge roads.

Overlook Drive to be closed until next summer

Link to October 1 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:
The primary purpose of the $4.3 million project is to rebuild the bridge on that stretch of road that goes over the railroad tracks, said Bob Vosen, engineering project manager for the MDT district office in Great Falls. The project, which was awarded to Shumaker Construction, will also include water main replacement.

As is, the bridge does not meet width specifications, Vosen said. It is difficult for trucks to cross on the narrow bridge.

Open to Traffic

Link to September 19 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
Traveling from Warren to Tidioute became a little easier Thursday morning.

The newly constructed Route 62 overpass of Route 6 opened at approximately 9:30 a.m., according to Jason Daley, PennDOT construction manager for the project.

While the overpass is open, there are diverted traffic patterns for motorists.

Daley said the eastbound traffic on Rt. 6 will continue to be diverted over the off-ramp until rehabilitation on the Rt. 6 bridge over Irvine Run is completed.

Planned project will shut Niagara bridge for a year

Link to August 12 Iron Mountain News article.

Excerpt:
MDOT and WisDOT have agreed to replace the bridge, which was originally built in 1929, with a new, wider structure in 2010-11. Estimated cost is $4.2 million.

The project will be coordinated with an urban reconstruction project on U.S. 141 in the city of Niagara.

Change in Route 5 design would open more lakefront, advocates say

Link to August 8 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:

Opponents of the Southtowns Connector are going to court today with a proposal to change the $55 million highway project and open up more lakefront land.

The four groups trying to block the project filed court papers that, if successful, would require the state to modify its plans so Route 5 becomes an at-grade boulevard.

Planners offer preference for South Arterial

Link to July 29 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:

The entire preferred route would begin on Gore Hill near Interstate 15 interchange and go as far as the vicinity of 57th Street. Access points would be constructed near the lower end of Upper River Road, Fox Farm Road, 13th Street South and 26th Street South.

The purpose of the road is to reduce congestion and improve safety on 10th Avenue South, improve street network mobility and provide an additional Missouri River bridge crossing south of 10th.

In 2030, the full arterial project would cost $208 million for a two-lane arterial and $285 million for a four-lane road, Finch said.