Local matches will provide the rest of the money.
MDOT and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation selected five projects in Gladwin, Mackinac, Oakland, Tuscola and Wayne counties. The improvements will help accommodate increased traffic and provide more efficient commercial routes for 11 expanding private firms, including Compuware, which is constructing a new $350-million headquarters in Downtown Detroit.
The city of Detroit will reconfigure and construct Woodward, Monroe and Gratiot avenues in the vicinity of Campus Martius Park. Anchored by the new Compuware headquarters building, the park is envisioned as a unique office and retail environment structured around a signature public space.
In Oakland County, the city of Southfield will relocate Franklin Road. One of the firms nearby, Barton Malow, has invested $22 million in the construction of its new headquarters. A provider of construction management, program management, design-build, general contracting, rigging and machinery services, Barton Malow will expand its work force with another 124 positions between 2002 and 2006.
"Businesses large and small need a solid transportation network to succeed," says State Transportation Director Gregory J. Rosine. "MDOT is proud to partner with private industry and state and local agencies to invest in strategic road improvements that will pay off for years to come."
In Gladwin, improvements on Weber Road will support expansion at Dura Automotive Systems and Packaging Direct. A supplier of door assemblies, Dura Automotive Systems is investing $6 million in plant expansion and creating 100 new jobs in 2002. Packaging Direct is a plastic thermoforming manufacturer of packaging containers for the food industry. The company is investing $3 million toward consolidating operations into a new larger facility and will be creating 25 additional jobs.
The Mackinac County road commission will complete the last six miles of an all-season route on Borgstrom Road between M-28 and US 2. There, automotive parts manufacturer Northern Casting has invested $3 million in a new facility that will employ 75 people.
MDOT will add left-turn and deceleration lanes on M-81 in the village of Caro in Tuscola County. The improvements will allow safe access to Prospect Street for the anticipated additional truck traffic generated by Michigan Ethanol's new ethanol plant in Caro. The company is investing $55 million in the facility that will help create 38 new jobs by 2003.
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