Rob Morosi
Rob Morosi
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.
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.
bid early looking opening project sometime
We are looking at opening that project for competitive bid sometime in early fall.
along alternate businesses cases continue happens hoping normally people projects road route seek telegraph trouble viable within work zone
The trouble with projects like Telegraph Road is, there is no viable alternate route. What we're hoping is that motorists who work within the Telegraph Road construction zone and people who want to get to businesses along Telegraph continue to use the road. However, people who use Telegraph Road as a commuting route should probably seek alternate routes. That's what normally happens in cases like this.
bridge life reached
Essentially, this bridge has reached its life expectancy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
closed north
The other two ramps which will be closed are from the southbound Lodge to north and southbound Telegraph.
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.
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.