This problem could have been avoided, you know.
February! The Month of Lost Hope!*
Here's the update for today:
MICHIGAN ST between COLLEGE AVE and LAFAYETTE AVE:
I-196 Westbound Ramp to M-11/28TH ST:
The ramp will be closed for 20 minutes for repair, 10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Here's the update for today:
MICHIGAN ST between COLLEGE AVE and LAFAYETTE AVE:
Westbound lane will be closed through Feb 12 for utility work. I don't think Michigan St has has two lanes open in both directions between College Ave and Monroe Ave in a couple of years. There's always somethin'.
I-196 Westbound Ramp to M-11/28TH ST:The ramp will be closed for 20 minutes for repair, 10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
From our sister newspaper, the Los Angeles Times:
We featured this on FOX 17 Morning News today: a fellow in Germany has probably the tightest squeeze to get into his garage, and he has a small car!
We couldn't show you the whole video on the air, so here it is:
We couldn't show you the whole video on the air, so here it is:
The big project in West Michigan for the 2010 construction will be the replacement of pavement and bridges on I-196 between US-131 and Fuller Avenue in Grand Rapids.
The freeway will be completely closed for the Summer 2010 to accommodate the scope of the construction. MDOT could have kept the highway open, but that would mean the project would take twice as long and would cost more.
You'll see in the video that so-called "merge-weave" lanes will be added in each direction which will cut the number of slowdowns caused by traffic merging from Ottawa Avenue, College Avenue, and Fuller Avenue.
The freeway will be completely closed for the Summer 2010 to accommodate the scope of the construction. MDOT could have kept the highway open, but that would mean the project would take twice as long and would cost more.
You'll see in the video that so-called "merge-weave" lanes will be added in each direction which will cut the number of slowdowns caused by traffic merging from Ottawa Avenue, College Avenue, and Fuller Avenue.
Here's the scoop from AP:
By TIM MARTIN, Associated Press Writer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The effort to ban the practice of texting while driving in Michigan hit a temporary roadblock Thursday.
The Republican-led state Senate delayed a scheduled vote on legislation that would have prohibited the use of cell phones to read or write text messages or e-mails while driving. Debate over the legislation is expected to resume next week.
"Across the Senate as a whole, I believe there are enough votes to pass this," said Sen. Roger Kahn, a Republican from Saginaw and sponsor of one of the bills in a two-bill package aimed at cracking down on texting behind the wheel. "But within each individual caucus there are different philosophical issues."
A key question is whether texting while driving would be considered a primary or secondary offense. The Democrat-run House already has passed legislation that would make texting a secondary offense, which means police would need another reason to pull motorists over before they could be cited for texting. The Senate legislation, as it now stands, also would make texting a secondary offense.
Some lawmakers say that measure -- which would come with a $100 fine -- isn't strong enough. Making texting while driving a secondary offense, they say, would prevent police officers from stopping distracted driving before it causes an accident.
Michigan State Police officials want texting while driving to be a primary offense, which would allow police to pull over and cite motorists for that alone. More than half the states have banned at least some drivers from texting while driving, and it's a primary offense in most of those states.
Some lawmakers say the Legislature shouldn't dive into the issue because it's a misguided attempt to regulate personal liberties. They argue drivers could get just as distracted by eating, talking or listening to the radio and that it's not the Legislature's place to regulate those activities.
By TIM MARTIN, Associated Press Writer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The effort to ban the practice of texting while driving in Michigan hit a temporary roadblock Thursday.
The Republican-led state Senate delayed a scheduled vote on legislation that would have prohibited the use of cell phones to read or write text messages or e-mails while driving. Debate over the legislation is expected to resume next week.
"Across the Senate as a whole, I believe there are enough votes to pass this," said Sen. Roger Kahn, a Republican from Saginaw and sponsor of one of the bills in a two-bill package aimed at cracking down on texting behind the wheel. "But within each individual caucus there are different philosophical issues."
A key question is whether texting while driving would be considered a primary or secondary offense. The Democrat-run House already has passed legislation that would make texting a secondary offense, which means police would need another reason to pull motorists over before they could be cited for texting. The Senate legislation, as it now stands, also would make texting a secondary offense.
Some lawmakers say that measure -- which would come with a $100 fine -- isn't strong enough. Making texting while driving a secondary offense, they say, would prevent police officers from stopping distracted driving before it causes an accident.
Michigan State Police officials want texting while driving to be a primary offense, which would allow police to pull over and cite motorists for that alone. More than half the states have banned at least some drivers from texting while driving, and it's a primary offense in most of those states.
Some lawmakers say the Legislature shouldn't dive into the issue because it's a misguided attempt to regulate personal liberties. They argue drivers could get just as distracted by eating, talking or listening to the radio and that it's not the Legislature's place to regulate those activities.
