MDOT to host public meeting to discuss
M-43 (Saginaw Street) bridge replacement project
Contact:
Kari Arend, MDOT Office of Communications, arendk@michigan.gov 517-750-0406
Agency:
Transportation
WHAT: Open house-style meeting to discuss reconstructing the M-43 (Saginaw Street) bridge over the Grand River in Lansing. Construction is scheduled to start Monday, March 5 (weather permitting) with eastbound M-43 detoured at Grand Avenue. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and City of Lansing officials will be available to answer questions.
WHO: MDOT staff
City of Lansing staff
Business owners
General public
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
5 - 7 p.m.
WHERE: Administration Boardroom
Lansing Community College Administration Building
610 North Capitol Ave.
Lansing
BACKGROUND: In addition to reconstructing the bridge and widening the sidewalks on the bridge, the project involves changing Saginaw Street between Washington Avenue and Cedar Street from the current five-lane configuration to four lanes, and improving the city of Lansing's River Trail under the bridge. The River Trail is currently detoured at M-43.
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