Rob Morosi
Rob Morosi
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
bridges complete four might seem
Four bridges might not seem like a lot, but two of them are complete replacements.
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.
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.
closed north
The other two ramps which will be closed are from the southbound Lodge to north and southbound Telegraph.
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.
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.
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.