Individuals have reported receiving text messages claiming to be from MDOT and demanding toll payments. This is a scam. MDOT does not operate any toll roads; messages should be ignored and deleted immediately. Learn more from MDOT Director Bradley C. Wieferich and Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The Statewide Transportation Operations Center (STOC) focuses on MDOT's goals of incident management, crash reduction, traveler information, and congestion reduction. STOC provides motorists with real-time travel information and partners with emergency responders to provide response services to traffic crashes, saving lives, time, and money.
STOC serves motorists in MDOT's Southwest, University, Bay, North, and Superior regions. The center oversees a traffic monitoring system covering 1,260 freeway miles across both peninsulas of Michigan and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In addition, STOC also operates MDOT's US-23 Flex Route and I-94 Variable Speed Advisory Corridor.
Infrastructure includes:
- 229 Traffic Cameras
- 99 Dynamic Message Signs
- 19 Truck Parking Availability Signs
- 379 Vehicle Detectors