WHAT: Michigan's Lt. Gov. John Cherry, state Rep. Steve Lindberg, state Sen. Mike Prusi, and former state Rep. Steve Adamini will lead a group of state and local dignitaries in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new access road the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is building to connect the Michigan Iron Industry Museum to US-41 in Marquette County's Negaunee Township.
WHO: Lt. Gov. John Cherry
Rep. Steve Lindberg
Sen. Mike Prusi
Former Rep. Steve Adamini
Andy Sikkema, MDOT Ishpeming Transportation Service Center manager
Gerald Corkin, charter member of the Michigan Iron Industry Museum Advisory Board
Wayne Johnson, Negaunee Township supervisor
Other state and local officials
WHEN: 3 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
WHERE: The Michigan Iron Industry Museum
73 Forge Road
Negaunee, MI 49866
Special accommodations: 906-475-7857
BACKGROUND: A proposal to link the museum to US-41 was first proposed nearly 20 years ago, though funding for the project was not identified until recently. The current access drive is a local county road, sometimes difficult to find and difficult to access for large recreational vehicles. This project is funded by the Michigan Institutional Roads program, a competitive grant program that commits $750,000 annually to build, improve and maintain roads to Michigan institutions such as colleges, universities and prisons. This is the first time the funding has been used for a state museum facility. Construction of this $667,000 project, which includes a new 20-space parking lot, will begin this fall and be completed in the spring of 2009.
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