8/14/14 - A contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation has been approved for the reconstruction of the bridge on Jewell Road in Marion Township. The estimated $500,000 project will be mostly funded through the Michigan Local Bridge Program, which works as a cost sharing incentive to keep vital road passages open. Livingston County Road Commission Manager Mike Craine says they will only have to cover 5% of construction as well as engineering costs. Craine tells WHMI the Road Commission plans to âstart flat out of the box and get running on construction." The bridge was closed back in February because of its extreme damage from years of substantial traffic. Until it is fully restored, a detour along Cedar Lake Road will be in place. Craine tells WHMI the push for construction to begin comes from the hope of regulating traffic. Bids for the project will be accepted in the beginning of September as it must be completed by June 30th of next year.(DK)
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