The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its draft 2016-2020 Five-Year Transportation Program. The draft document includes information about MDOT’s funding picture and a list of specific transportation projects planned for the next five years in each of MDOT’s seven regions. You can view the location, description and proposed construction year for upcoming projects on an interactive map available online at www.michigan.gov/mdot5yearplan.
The Five-Year Transportation Program is a continuous, interactive dialogue with the users of the state transportation system, and anchors MDOT’s project development. The integrated multi-modal program emphasizes system preservation and safety, and carries out the goals and policies outlined by the State Transportation Commission (STC).
In addition to providing a list of MDOT-managed road and bridge projects, the document addresses investment strategies, funding assumptions, and economic benefits and impacts for all modes of transportation in Michigan, including highways, public transit, rail, air, marine and non-motorized transportation.
MDOT presented the draft 2016-2020 Five-Year Transportation Program to the STC on Thursday, Dec. 10. It will remain a draft program until it receives final approval by the STC, expected in mid- to late January. The full document is available on the MDOT website at www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9621_14807_14810_59639—,00.html.
Comments will be accepted until Monday, Jan. 9, and should be directed to:
Geralyn A. Ayers
Michigan Department of Transportation
Environmental Services Section
P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI 48909
ayersg@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-373-2227
Fax: 517-335- 5696
Alternative formats, such as print, large type and language translation, are available upon request.
Source: MDOT