MDOT, Crossroads Restaurant partner for new carpool lot
Contact:
James Lake, MDOT Office of Communications, 906-786-1830, ext. 323
Agency:
Transportation
Photo caption: (From left) Ishpeming TSC Development Engineer Rob Tervo; Crossroads Restaurant owner Sue Krieg; Ishpeming TSC Manager Andy Sikkema; and MDOT Superior Region Planner Vince Bevins display the new sign designating the carpool lot in Marquette County, near the intersection of M-553 and County Road 480.
November 9, 2009 -- Crossroads Restaurant in Marquette County's Sands Township and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) have partnered to provide a new commuter carpool lot near the intersection of M-553 and County Road 480.
In exchange for using a portion of the restaurant's property, MDOT paved a gravel area commuters had already been using, and provided signs designating it an official carpool lot. "This was a location that commuters had chosen for its convenience," said Andy Sikkema, MDOT's Ishpeming Transportation Service Center (TSC) manager. "Making it an official carpool lot adds to that convenience."
In the future, this lot may become a pick-up and drop-off location for local transit buses.
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