Oakland Corridor Partners kicked off the final phase of the MDOT I-75 Modernization Program as construction began this week on Segment 3 of Interstate 75.
Segment 3 is the final piece of the almost 18-mile Modernization Program.
The corridor runs from 8 Mile to just north of 13 Mile Road in Oakland County, and the road work will be supplemented by the creation of a 4 mile long, 14 feet wide storage and drainage tunnel. Oakland Corridor Partners is the contractor on the project, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). At present, the partners say the project should finish ten years earlier than previously planned.
“We are proud to be able to work together with MDOT to improve safety and ease congestion through this corridor,” David Nachman, CEO of Oakland Corridor Partners, said. “Many of our team members are local firms who are excited to be investing in Michigan to bring critical infrastructure to their communities. We are also thrilled to know we will remain in the community well after construction, preserving, and maintaining the roadway. We are fully committed to the investment we have made in this project and our partnership with MDOT.”
The project is Michigan’s first interstate highways design-build finance-maintain contract. Oakland Corridor Partners expected it to complete by August 2023, after which they will take over and maintain it for the next 25 years. The “partners” on the project include AECOM Capital, Ajax Paving Industries, Dan’s Excavating, Jay Dee and John Laing.