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Innovations

Red streaking brake lights at night through a time-lapsed image.

Innovations

Innovations that moves Michigan forward

MDOT is advancing smarter, safer and more efficient transportation solutions statewide. Explore the ideas and technologies transforming how Michigan moves.

  • An airplane on a runway silhouetted at dusk with the sun setting behind it.

    Explore innovations

  • A car travels on a winding road with a blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

    Award-winning research

  • Workers direct a bridge beam onsite of a project.

    Carbon fiber

  • A red semi‑truck drives along M-35 bordered by the right of way with yellow wildflowers, dense green trees lining the background and a bright blue sky.

    More research

  • Workers set a bridge beam during nighttime hours.

    Digital construction

  • A snowplow with lights on plowing during a winter snow storm.

    Partnerships

  • An orange MDOT plow with a blade ready for a pre-season inspection.

    Innovation history

  • Vehicle headlights and brake lights streaking across a Michigan freeway through time-lapsed photography.

    Smart roadway corridor

  • A morning view I-496 in Lansing with long streaks of red and white lights from moving vehicles, shown as light trails. An overpass crosses above the road, and reflective pavement markings and a merging traffic sign are visible along the wet roadway.

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State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC)