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5 unusual facts about Michigan Department of Transportation


Agnew, Michigan

The successor railroad, Pere Marquette Railway, closed the station and in 1952, the Michigan Department of Transportation determined it was easier to move the 12 remaining buildings to allow construction of US Highway 31.

George Seman

A portion of the street where Seman was killed at 1:55 am on June 13, 1966 was renamed in honor of Seman, after his youngest son contacted State Rep. Darwin Booher (R-Evart), the governor's office, MDOT, and COPS.

High-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites

ECC has already been used by the Michigan Department of Transportation to patch a portion of the Grove Street Bridge deck over Interstate 94.

Michigan Department of Transportation

These freeways became the start of Michigan's section of the Interstate Highway System.

White Rock, Michigan

The Michigan Department of Transportation began construction of White Rock Roadside Park along M-25 in 2000.


Business routes of U.S. Route 131

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been studying a freeway upgrade for US 131 through St. Joseph County for several years.

John C. Mackie

He was Genesee County surveyor, 1952–1956 and was elected State Highway Commissioner of Michigan, 1957 and reelected in 1961 to a new four-year term.


see also

Chuck Yob

Yob has also served as a Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, Vice Chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, and Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.