Be aware of fake MDOT texts demanding toll or traffic ticket payments. MDOT does not operate any toll roads. Contact the Michigan Attorney General for information on how to identify scams and file a complaint.
James M. Telford
1894-1973
His selfless efforts on behalf of the good-roads movement led to the election of Telford as president of the Michigan Good Roads Federation for an unprecedented five terms. During four successive terms beginning in 1964, he played a key role in unifying the federation and putting the full weight of its member organizations behind a successful campaign to strengthen highway financing at every governmental level. Telford, a founder and president of the Michigan Equipment Dealers Association, was the first to introduce the crawler-type tractor for the construction and maintenance of roads. It was used in the upper Peninsula in 1922 for the first removal of snow from a Michigan road, starting a statewide winter maintenance program vital today to the year-round functioning of our transportation system.
Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor, 1972
