MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $7.3 million to replace the M-30 bridge over US-10 in Sanford. As a part of the construction process, MDOT will close US-10 nightly to safely allow crews to set beams.
"Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, helping Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school and run errands safely," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "By the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired or replaced nearly 24,500 lane miles of roads and 1,900 bridges, supporting thousands of good-paying, local jobs without raising taxes by a dime. This year, let's build on our momentum to pass a bipartisan local road funding plan so we can keep fixing our damn roads and creating good-paying, local jobs."
County:
Midland
Highways:
M-30
US-10
Closest community:
Sanford
Start date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Estimated end date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Project end date:
August 2025
Traffic restrictions:
Westbound US-10 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Tuesday, May 20, and ending the morning of Wednesday, May 21. Traffic will be detoured via northbound M-30, westbound Curtis Road and southbound M-18 back to US-10.
Eastbound US-10 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Wednesday, May 21, and ending the morning of Thursday, March 22. Traffic will be detoured via northbound M-18, eastbound Curtis Road, southbound M-30, eastbound Shaffer Road, and southbound Stark Road back to US-10.
M-30 is currently closed over US-10 for the duration of this project. Southbound M-30 traffic is currently detoured via westbound US-10, southbound W. River Road and eastbound US-10 back to southbound M-30. Northbound traffic is detoured via eastbound US-10, northbound Stark Road and westbound US-10 back to northbound M-30.
Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 70 jobs.
Safety benefit:
Closing US-10 during construction work is being done to allow crews to safely perform beam setting work, as well as preserve driver safety.
The new bridge will provide drivers with a safe, reliable structure. The new bridge will include a 14-foot-wide separated nonmotorized path on the west side of the structure for future pathway connections.
