ESCANABA –The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1 million to resurface nearly 2 miles of M-35 from Lakeshore Drive to US-2 in the city of Escanaba. Work is scheduled to begin May 5 and be competed by mid-July

The project will include asphalt cold milling and resurfacing, drainage structure repairs and cleaning, concrete curb repair, and pavement markings. Some of the work will be done at night.

“Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, helping Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school and run errands safely,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “By the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired or replaced nearly 24,500 lane miles of roads and 1,900 bridges, supporting thousands of good-paying, local jobs without raising taxes by a dime. This year, let’s build on our momentum to pass a bipartisan local road funding plan so we can keep fixing our damn roads and creating good-paying, local jobs.”

Motorists should expect single-lane closures with a traffic shift.

Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 10 jobs.