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News - M-51 resurfacing starts Monday between Dowagiac and Decatur
Michigan DOT sent this bulletin at 06/05/2017 02:00 PM EDT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017
CONTACT: Nick Schirripa, MDOT Office of Communications, schirripan@michigan.gov
269-208-7829
M-51 resurfacing starts Monday
between Dowagiac and Decatur
COUNTIES:
Cass and Van Buren
HIGHWAY:
M-51
CLOSEST CITY:
Dowagiac
START DATE:
Monday, June 12, 2017
ESTIMATED END DATE:
Friday, July 14, 2017
PROJECT:
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing more than 9 miles of M-51 from the north city limit of Dowagiac, Cass County, to Swartwood Drive west of Decatur, Van Buren County. The $1.3 million investment includes adding centerline rumble strips.
MDOT Southwest Region Traffic, Safety and Operations Engineer Steve Brink explains the safety benefits of centerline rumble strips in a video on MDOT’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/KPd2drhE80g.
For a map and project details, visit Mi Drive at http://bit.ly/2s9gvA9.
SAFETY BENEFITS:
This project will provide an improved road surface for a safer, smoother ride. Centerline rumble strips notify drivers of crossing into oncoming traffic.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:
Single-lane closures.
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