The Michigan Department of Transportation will hold an open house Thursday, April 4 to discuss plans for the 2025 project on M-72 and M-22 in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties.
The event, scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Elmwood Township hall, 10090 E. Lincoln Rd., will be an opportunity to comment on the planned project planned for the coming fiscal year.
MDOT plans to rebuild a 2.2mile section of M-72 (Grandview Parkway) from Division Street in Traverse City and M-22 (West Bay Shore Drive) to Cherry Bend Road in Elmwood Township.
The project includes removing the concrete and composite (asphalt over concrete) pavements and restoring the surface condition and ride quality to good condition; drainage improvements, including curb and gutter, storm sewer, culverts; replacing sidewalks and nonmotorized paths; improvements for local transit buses; upgrading sidewalk ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act standards; building a roundabout at the M-72 /M-22 intersection that incorporates the Bay Street intersection; Cherry Bend Road traffic signal upgrades; and improving driveway access management where possible.
MDOT has been awarded a $14.4 million USDOT Rural Surface Transportation Grant under the Multimodal Discretionary Grants Program (MPDG) toward the $19 million project. The project is also slated to receive $2 million in grant funding through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to support nonmotorized aspects of the work.
Final plans are expected by mid-2024, with the project put out for bids this fall. Construction is planned to start in spring 2025, with work spanning most of the construction season.
