LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announed on Monday, February 21, that work is resuming on two Michigan Department of Transportation projects on 30 miles of I-69 in Calhoun, Clinton, and Eaton counties, an investment totaling more than $283 million that’ll support an estimated 3,500 jobs.
The work is a part of Governor Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild state highways and bridges critical to the state’s economy. In a release, Whitmer said, “This construction season, we will keep building on the great progress we have made to fix I-69 and work to pass the biggest infrastructure budget in Michigan history.”
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Work resumed Monday on the $210 million investment to rebuild 25 miles of I-69 between Island Highway in Charlotte in Eaton County, and I-94 in Marshall in Calhoun County. This will include the rebuilding of northbound I-69 from I-94 to north of Ainger Road, rebuilding the interchange ramps at N Drive, M-78 and Ainger Road, rebuilding most of the I-69/I-94 interchange, replacing the 15 Mile Road bridge over I-94; and preventive maintenance on various bridges throughout the project area.
On Tuesday, February 22, work resumes on the $73 million investment to rebuild I-69 from Airport Road to the I-96/I-69 interchange in Clinton and Eaton counties. Work for that project includes rebuilding more than 5 miles of I-69, rebuilding the interchanges at Francis and Airport roads, and performing preventive maintenance and repairs on 13 bridges.
