RECENT MDOT PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLUE WATER

BRIDGE CORRIDOR AND PLAZA EXPANSION

(mitigation items shaded in green)
Activity Approximate Cost Agency Expected Completion
Environmental clearance study
for the BWB corridor $13,900,000 MDOT Done in 2009

ROW acquisition for BWB

corridor $40,900,000 MDOT Suspended in 2009

City of Port Huron and

Economic Re-development Plan surrounding St. Clair
for Port Huron area $224,000 County Done in 2010

Construction of I-94/I-69 Freeway

and Black River bridge
replacement $91,965,000 MDOT Done in 2012

Construction of Pine Grove

Connector $348,000 MDOT Done in 2012

Fund a local visitors center

(tourism kiosks pilot project) $50,000 Chamber of Commerce Done in 2015

Construction of local wayfinding

sign program $100,000 City of Port Huron Done in 2013

Develop land use/zoning/master

plan update $50,000 City of Port Huron active with city

Increased emergency services Port Huron Township and

payment $103,100 City of Port Huron extra $103,100/yr for 10 years

Signal sychronization study on

Pine Grove (M-25) $125,000 MDOT TBD

Reconstruction of the I-94/I-69

interchange and bridges $76,152,000 MDOT Done in 2015

Construction of new Welcome

Center on westbound I-94/I-69 $5,500,000 MDOT Done in 2015

Fund Economic Development

Services each year (to date) $800,000 City of Port Huron $100k per year thru 2020

Total $230,217,100