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October 23, 2023
GAYLORD, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to attend a joint public meeting to gather comments on planned 2026 improvements to the US-31/3 Mile Road intersection and Traverse City State Park Beach in East Bay Township, Grand Traverse County.
Who:
MDOT and DNR staff
Community stakeholders
Local businesses
Interested members of the public
When:
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
4 - 6 p.m.
Where:
East Bay Township Hall
1965 North Three Mile Road
Traverse City, MI 49696
Accessibility:
Attendees who require mobility, visual, hearing, written or other assistance for effective participation should contact Orlando Curry at 517-241-7462 or CurryO@Michigan.gov, preferably at least five business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Forms are located on the Title VI webpage. Requests made after this timeframe will be evaluated and honored to the extent possible.
MDOT project information:
MDOT plans to invest approximately $1.6 million to add a second westbound left-turn lane on US-31, modernize the traffic signal, and align the Traverse City State Park Beach driveway with the northbound approach at the US-31/3 Mile Road intersection. Work also will include the construction of sidewalks on the north side of US-31, additional sidewalk and waiting area for the Bay Area Transit Agency (BATA) stop just west of the intersection, sidewalk ramps meeting Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, upgraded signals with countdown signs and leading intervals for pedestrians, and special emphasis pavement markings for crosswalks.
This project will require a permanent property transfer from the DNR to accommodate the second left-turn lane and signal equipment on the DNR’s Traverse City State Park Beach recreational property north of the intersection.
Work is tentatively scheduled for April to June 2026. It is expected that traffic will need to be detoured during the project.
During the project, updates will be posted on Mi Drive, shared on social media and in news releases, and posted on portable changeable message signs.
DNR project information:
The DNR will be partnering with MDOT to relocate the access drive to the Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park beach day-use area. Realignment of the access drive with the 3 Mile Road intersection will improve traffic flow entering and exiting the beach day-use area parking lot. This was identified as one of the 10-year action goals and was the number one improvement or change identified at the stakeholder meeting during the General Management Plan planning process. The DNR Parks and Recreation Division approved the Traverse City State Park general management plan in September 2021 to help guide future park development.
The state park portion of the improvements for the 3 Mile Road intersection project are supported with federal relief funding from the Building Michigan Together Plan, signed into law in March 2022. Additional information about these American Rescue Plan Act dollars and work taking place throughout the state parks system can be found at Michigan.gov/StateParksProgress.
Public comment:
Public input is being sought to help MDOT recognize and address any public concerns that may result from the permanent property transfer per a proposed recreational de minimis impact finding under Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 and per a proposed conversion under Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. The Section 6(f) conversion will be mitigated by the acquisition of additional property located adjacent to the DNR South Higgins Lake State Park system.
Please submit public comment by Nov. 22, 2023. Provide concerns/comments discussed at this meeting regarding the project using the online comment form or by mail, e-mail or phone to MDOT Public Involvement Specialist and Hearings Officer Monica Monsma at MonsmaM@Michigan.gov or:
Monica Monsma
MDOT Environmental Services Section
425 West Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-4381
MDOT MEDIA CONTACT
James Lake
906-250-0993
LakeJ1@Michigan.gov
DNR MEDIA CONTACT
Annamarie Bauer
231-468-8616
BauerA1@Michigan.gov
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will have intermittent closures of the eastbound I-496 ramp to soutbound US-127 on Thursday and Friday for pavement markings and barrier wall removal to prepare for the opening of southbound US-127.
SAGINAW, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invites the public to attend a meeting to discuss a proposed road diet to reduce M-90 from four lanes to three lanes within Brown City in Sanilac County.
NOVI, Mich. – All lanes of eastbound and westbound I-696 have reopened to traffic between I-275 and Lahser Road, along with all on and off ramps.
SANDUSKY, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) joined the City of Sandusky in celebrating the reopening of M-46 and M-19 on Monday, Nov. 25.
DAVISON, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing approximately $60,000 to improve the lighting along the southbound and northbound I-475 exit ramps to eastbound I-69 as well as repair guardrail.
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has completed an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed I-94 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) corridor project in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, and will conduct a public hearing to receive comments regarding the EA.
PORT HURON, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will institute new toll rates for the eastbound span of the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) in Port Huron.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - With Thanksgiving being one of the busiest travel periods of the year for rail travel, Amtrak is prepared to accommodate the expected surge of riders on trains and at stations.
MARSHALL, Mich. - After two years of lane closures and rebuilding, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has completed work to rebuild or repair 17 bridges along I-94 in Calhoun County, reopening all lanes today as work wraps up for the winter.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - To make the roads safer and more efficient, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has made operational improvements to the US-23 Flex Route in Livingston and Washtenaw counties.
