ACPA Quarter 1 2016

Concrete Pavement Progress

Upfront Engagement Results

in Public Suppor t of Highway

Closure for Construction

“96 Fix” shows value of communications,

technological innovation and planning

By Sheryl S. Jackson

The decision to shut down

a freeway that

carries 140,000 commuters each day, even for a

few hours, is a big decision. However, in 2014,

the Michigan Department of Transportation

(MDOT) tackled the largest, single-season

construction contract in its history.

This stretch of I-96 is a key component to the

state’s infrastructure connecting the large cities

of Detroit, AnnArbor and Lansing, whichmakes

it vital to the economic growth and quality of

life in southeast Michigan. The project required

closing a seven-mile stretch of I-96 in both direc-

tions for the duration of construction. Under any

circumstances, such a large-scale closure would

present problems, theMDOT and the contractor

turned the challenge to a success.

Pr ject

Snapshot

Cost: $152,668,593

Length: 7 miles

Total Square Yards of

Paving: 700,000 SY

Total Lane Miles: 56

Number of Intersections/

Interchanges: 10

Number of Bridges: 37

Number of Businesses

Along Route: 60

“ 9 6 F i x ”