Rob Morosi
Rob Morosi
anticipate dry putting salt
As long as you're not putting salt on a dry surface, it usually sticks. We anticipate the salt will be working fine.
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.
anticipate bridge following format overnight plans type weekends
We have plans for other weekends to set bridge beams. We anticipate following the same type of format with the overnight closures.
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.
bridge life reached
Essentially, this bridge has reached its life expectancy.
advance catch message notice portable projects regardless seem signs
We've had portable message signs up for weeks, but regardless how much advance notice you give people, projects like this always seem to catch motorists off guard.
areas detroit metro work
We did a lot of work on I-94 in the Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor areas in anticipation of this M-14 rebuild.
learning
The SPUI ... I will acknowledge there will be a learning curve.
backup decision design direction eliminate exit increased longer slower storage
The SPUI design is much safer, because of longer exit ramps with increased storage that eliminate the backup on the freeway. And when you exit I-94 to Telegraph, with the SPUI design, the decision of which direction you want is made on the ramp, at a slower speed. Before, that decision was made on mainline I-94 itself.
closed north
The other two ramps which will be closed are from the southbound Lodge to north and southbound Telegraph.
bid early looking opening project sometime
We are looking at opening that project for competitive bid sometime in early fall.
blessed mild sweeping winter
Traditionally we don't do sweeping in the winter months, but we've been blessed with a mild January.
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.
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.