Those Cables You See in the Medians of Michigan Highways- Yeah, They Really Work
They look like tuna-netting and tear up cars but Michigans cable guardrails save lives.
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Here’s How You Can Track Southwest Michigan Snow Plow Trucks with GPS
Where the heck are the plow trucks? MDOTS’s Mi Drive traffic website now shows where plow trucks are thanks to GPS technology.
Why Do They Stop Salting Michigan Roads When It Gets Cold?
Have you ever seen a plow that is pushing snow but not spreading salt? Why is that?
MDOT Looking To Hire Temporary Transportation Maintenance Workers
Sadly winter will be here before you know it. As the snow falls the plows will be out. If you are looking for extra work this winter? Michigan Department of Transportation is looking to hire temp maintenance workers in Southwest Michigan.
Eastbound M-6 Expected To Reopen Thursday Afternoon
Great news if travel M-6 as part of your daily commute; MDOT is planning to open the eastbound side of M-6, sometime today!
Like 75 mph? Not Around BC
Looking forward to zoomin' up to 75 mph on I-94 or I-69 (legally)? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Michigan Department of Transportation's newly announced list of routes where the speed limit will be upped to 75 does not include any routes in Calhoun County.
Construction in Downtown Albion Begins Monday
One of the main stretches of Albion will have construction throughout the summer and fall, with a possible November 3rd completion.
Wrong Land Survey Kills Trees?
The Michigan Department of Transportation tells 95.3 WBCK an incorrect land survey may have led to a contractor taking down trees near the former Battle Creek Don Pablo's property which should not have been cut down.
MDOT spokesman Nick Schirripa said a MDOT employee happened to notice the trees were cut down as he passed by the property several weeks ago...
No Date For MDOT Cam Fix
The Michigan Department of Transportation traffic cameras in Southwest Michigan, touted heavily as a resource for motorists on the MDOT MI Drive website and mobile app, have not been functioning for several months. MDOT spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells WBCK there is no estimated date when the cameras may come back on line...
How We Drive Shows Who We Are
There's something about being anonymous. We know there's not likely to be any ramifications to our behavior when no one knows who we are.
That's my observation, anyhow.
Just zoom down I-94. Undoubtedly on our stretch here in southwest Michigan, you'll be in the left lane passing someone and another motorist will come rocketing up to your trunk, then bank right to go around you (passing on the righ