July 31, 2008 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued for the M-32 Business Spur Bridge in Hillman. With the completion of the environmental clearance process, the project will now advance to the design and real estate acquisition phases.
The FONSI document is available online at www.michigan.gov/mdotstudies and the following locations: Hillman Village Offices, 24220 Veterans Memorial Highway; Hillman-Wright Branch of Montmorency County Library, 121 W. Second St., Hillman; MDOT Alpena Transportation Service Center, 1540 Airport Road, Alpena; MDOT North Region Office, 1088 M-32 east, Gaylord; and MDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, 425 W. Ottawa St., Lansing.
The existing M-32 Business Spur bridge is considered by engineers to be functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. It crosses the Thunder River in Hillman in Montmorency County. A rare, two-span concrete camelback bridge built in 1922, the bridge is historically significant and protected by Section 4 (f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Bridge repair or replacement is necessary to correct the bridge's deteriorating conditions and functional deficiencies.
The following timeline is projected:
- Preliminary design under way and complete by fall 2008
- Final design complete by winter 2009
- Construction bid taken late summer 2009
- Construction (putting a temporary structure in place and demolishing the old one) begins fall 2009
- Roadway and new bridge completed in 2010.
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