MDOT - Metro Detroit: MDOT - West Michigan: MDOT - Ann Arbor: MDOT - Southwest: MDOT Upper Peninsula: MDOT - Traverse Area: MDOT - Lansing/Jackson: MDOT - Bay Region: Wayne County Compassįor Wayne County residents, a local website and application is available.Drivers can check their local MDOT page for road closures due to construction or accidents, as well as updates on which roads have been cleared. MDOT has several Twitter accounts posting daily and frequent updates on major roads in Michigan. More: An onslaught of trauma is creating a generation on alert MDOT's Twitter Accounts More: Great Lakes set record for least mid-February ice cover Michigan Traveler can only be downloaded by Apple users. "You can view traffic cameras, read alerts about construction and other road-related issues, see snowplows, truck parking, and get stats from weather stations," according to the application details. Though not created by MDOT, Michigan Traveler allows drivers to access MDOT's road data through a phone application. To receive traffic alerts from MDOT, subscribe to email updates here. Enter your city or zip code into the website and access information through the legend in the upper left corner. The map can be used by any Michigan resident or visitor. MDOT "produces an updated version of the state transportation map annually." "Mi Drive is a construction and traffic information website that allows users to view traffic cameras, speeds, locate incidents, and construction," according to Michigan's Department of Transportation. The feature works by "analyzing GPS-specific locations that are sent to Google by a large number of mobile phone users," according to Google. To access, select the "Traffic" option from a drop-down menu in Google Maps in the upper right corner. Google Traffic can be used online or downloaded to most mobile devices. The feature gives users real-time access to traffic speed, crashes, construction, road closures, and other incidents on major roads. Google Traffic, a feature on Google Maps, is used by millions around the world to navigate road conditions. Like 89.1 WEMU on Facebook and follow us on TwitterĬontact WEMU News at you're trying to avoid traffic, check on road closures, or even find gas or parking, preparing in advance might be a good idea.Īs we make it through the rest of winter, or just to stay informed on any given day, here are several ways to check road conditions before you head out. Make your donation to WEMU today to keep your community NPR station thriving. Non-commercial, fact based reporting is made possible by your financial support. Traffic can flow on Liberty Road over I-94 has been reopened, but only with a single lane of traffic open with a temporary traffic signal in place.Īccording to MDOT, the total cost of the emergency repairs was $252,000 dollars. ![]() By this morning at 9:45 a.m., traffic was flowing on the eastbound side. Last night at 7 p.m., both directions of I-94 were closed, allowing for the repair crews to replace one of the bridge’s support beams. MDOT University Region engineer Greg Losch said in a statement that it was “a herculean effort”.Įastbound I-94 was closed on Monday morning when a lift device on the back of a semi struck the Liberty Road overpass. This re-opening one of Ann Arbor’s busiest stretches of highway. The damaged bridge on Liberty Road was repaired in less than 15 hours. This is significantly ahead of schedule as original estimates called for the work to be finished by Monday. Just in time for the weekend, the emergency repairs to the overpass on Eastbound I-94 on Ann Arbor’s west side are complete.
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