Rob Morosi
Rob Morosi
pavement preparing problems rebuild shift traffic
We're preparing to shift traffic from eastbound M-14 to the westbound lanes so we can rebuild the eastbound side, but there are problems with the pavement that have to be addressed first.
anticipate bridges extensive fully time traffic
They're pretty extensive repairs. I fully anticipate we should have those bridges reopened to traffic some time in October.
denying money rebuilding roads
We have the money now, and there's no denying that the roads we're rebuilding need to be done.
early type
Typically, in early March, we don't get this type of rain.
blessed mild sweeping winter
Traditionally we don't do sweeping in the winter months, but we've been blessed with a mild January.
across arsenal closed wagner
Wagner and Arsenal will be completely closed across the freeway.
benefit community easily existing worth
We could have easily reconstructed the existing infrastructure in one year. The (two-year) realignment is a benefit to the community and worth the wait.
occur step work worry
We have work going on practically everywhere. It is a worry. It?s a worry for the motorists. It?s a worry for the workers. It?s a worry for their families. Every day they step out the door, and you just don?t know what going to occur out here.
areas attending bridge greatest invested investment last major million pavement repair spread year
We don't have the major $115-million investment we made in I-96 last year or the $120 million we invested over two years on I-94. This year it's spread out more, but it's still attending to areas with the greatest need for pavement repair and bridge rehabilitation.
bid early looking opening project sometime
We are looking at opening that project for competitive bid sometime in early fall.
closed north
The other two ramps which will be closed are from the southbound Lodge to north and southbound Telegraph.
area imperative key leave metro people
We feel it is imperative to leave the freeway open, but the key will be the people who commute from the Ann Arbor area into Metro Detroit.
bridges complete four might seem
Four bridges might not seem like a lot, but two of them are complete replacements.
beck bridge completed entire kept mind planning project railroad stage start
This was kept in mind while planning this project, to stage getting the interchange done with Beck and the Haggerty bridge done before the start of the project on Sheldon. We want the entire M-14 project to be completed by Nov. 1, when the Sheldon railroad project could begin.