Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Mackinac, Iosco, Presque Isle, and Alpena Counties

May 27, 2025 

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Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Mackinac, Iosco, Presque Isle, and Alpena Counties 

LANSING, Mich. —  Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin road and bridge repair projects this week in several counties across the state, including Mackinac, Iosco, Presque Isle, and Alpena. Based on economic modeling, these investments are expected to directly and indirectly support 46 jobs. 

"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 Governor 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."     

M-123 Bridge Repairs in Mackinac County 

MDOT is investing about $2.5 million for bridge and roadway rebuilding on M-123 over Bissel Creek in Mackinac County. Work includes culvert replacement, scour countermeasures, drainage, shoulder widening and guardrail work. Work on this project previously announced to begin May 12 will now begin Tuesday, May 27. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 24 jobs.   

M-65 resurfacing in Iosco County 

MDOT will invest $900,020 to resurface 3.5 miles of M-65 from north of Pine Acres Road to south of Kings Corner Road in Iosco County. The work will include a mix of repairs, including pavement milling, asphalt paving, crack treatment, chip seal, and fog seal.  Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support eight jobs.    

M-68 and M-211 Resurfacing in Presque Isle County 

MDOT will invest $825,773 to resurface 9.8 miles of two state highways in Presque Isle County: M-211 from north of Cedar Street to Bonz Beach Highway and M-68 from east of Glasier Road to east of Schnepp Road. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support about eight jobs.    

M-32 resurfacing in Alpena County 

MDOT will invest $665,394 to chip seal and fog seal 3.7 miles of M-32 in Alpena County in two sections: from Salina Road to M-65 and from Herron Road to King Settlement Road. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support six jobs.    

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