September 23, 2011 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) used accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques, including using pre-cast components, this past summer to replace the M-25 bridge over the White River in rural Huron County. ABC allows for bridges like this to be built faster while saving money and reducing delays for motorists. – […]
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Huron County, Michigan: M-25 Bridge Replacement
Monday, September 26th, 2011The Mackinaw Bridge – Did you Know?
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011We attached the GoPro to the Jeep and drove across the bridge, and then I added some fun facts about the bridge! – WithOutTheSnowDogs on YouTube
View this complete post...A Citizen’s History of the Grand Rapids Streetcar
Wednesday, May 11th, 20116th-generation Grand Rapids, MI citizen Fred Quillin displays his passion for Grand Rapids history, and outlines how learning from the past can provide innovations for the future.
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Designing the City of the Future
Thursday, April 28th, 2011The mayor of Detroit is promoting a controversial new plan to “right-size” the city. He may offer cash incentives to residents to leave vacant neighborhoods. The goal is to make the city more efficient in delivering services to its citizens. But Detroit’s “rightsizing” plan is also about imagining a new city — and the imagination isn’t limited to city government. In fact, some of the great new ideas are coming from citizens who aren’t old enough to vote. This story about some of Detroit’s youngest city planners comes from Detroit Public Television.
View this complete post...Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports – “Innovative Bridge Rebuilding Materials”
Monday, March 14th, 2011MDOT’s Matthew Chynoweth shows some of the innovative materials being used to reconstruct the Pembroke Avenue bridge as part of the M-39 (Southfield Freeway) project in Detroit.
View this complete post...Detroit Light Rail in Stop-Motion
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011It’s time for Detroit to reclaim the mantle of transportation innovation. A light rail line running down the middle of Detroit’s Woodward Avenue, “Mainline Option A,” will be faster, safer, and more reliable than the side-running alternative, “Mainline Option B.” Let’s bring the trains down the middle! Tell it to the feds by March 14: take a moment to submit a comment to woodwardlightrail@detroitmi.gov. See TransportMichigan.org for more information.
-TrainsDownTheMiddle on YouTube
Michigan – Smart Transportation: Save Money and Grow the Economy
Monday, February 28th, 2011SMART GROWTH AMERICA
Michigan’s budget and economy face significant challenges. These challenges create the opportunity and the imperative to ask if we’re getting everything we can from our spending.
Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports – “Concrete Stabilized Base”
Friday, February 11th, 2011“In The Field” is a series of videos aimed at sharing innovations, research and new technology throughout the Michigan Department of Transportation. In this latest installment, MDOT’s Andy Bennett describes the process MDOT is using to crush removed pavement and recycle it into the base course of pavement that is being newly constructed.
View this complete post...Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011“In The Field” is a new series of videos aimed at sharing innovations, research and new technology throughout the Michigan Department of Transportation. This first installment highlights how design survey tools are being used in MDOT’s Grand Region to monitor the movement of a bridge during construction of a nearby structure.
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