Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Oscoda, Ogemaw, and Bay Counties

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August 4, 2025

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Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Oscoda, Ogemaw, and Bay 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 Oscoda, Ogemaw, and Bay counties. Based on economic modeling, these investments are expected to directly and indirectly support 32 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-33 Repaving in Oscoda and Ogemaw Counties

MDOT is investing $3 million to repave 11.8 miles of M-33 from north of Borden Road in Rose City, Ogemaw County, to 14th Street in Mio, Oscoda County. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 29 jobs.

I-75 Bridge Maintenance in Bay County 

MDOT is investing approximately $400,000 to add epoxy overlays on several bridges along I-75 from north of US-10 to the M-13 connector in Bay County. Based on economic modeling, this overall investment is expected to directly and indirectly support three jobs. 

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