LANSING, MI — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has begun rebuilding an I-96 bridge in Ingham County.

MDOT is continuing a three-year, $44 million investment in I-96. The overall project includes rebuilding the eastbound and westbound I-96 bridges over Billwood Highway, the Grand River, M-99, and Washington Avenue. Road work and crossover removal is taking place this year. Based on economic modeling, this project is expected to directly and indirectly support approximately 532 jobs. This project will also provide increased safety and mobility in this area of I-96.

The governor reiterated the need to pass a long-term road funding solution that will fix the roads and support good-paying jobs in communities across Michigan.

“Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, lower the cost of auto repairs, improve motorist safety, and create good-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree,” Whitmer said. “By the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired, or replaced nearly 24,500 lane miles of roads and 1,900 bridges. But our work is not done, and thousands of good-paying jobs are at stake if we don’t get a long-term road funding solution for Michigan. Let’s build on our momentum and pass a bipartisan, long-term local road funding plan so we can keep fixing the damn roads and building a bright future for Michigan.”