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BY MARY FINN
M-115 in Clare County has been named as one of America's ten best transportation projects.
The five and a half mile stretch of road won the award after $4.5 million worth of repairs were made.
The M-115 project was named in the innovative management category. It's the first in the state to be chosen for any award like this.
Anita Richardson from the Michigan Department of Transportation said she is impressed with the nomination.
"Given especially the state of the economy and the overall challenge for transportation funding that there are innovative solutions to transportation problems and that MDOT's Bay Region has embraced has embraced one of those solutions"
Fans of M-115 can also vote online for the People's Choice Award through October 23rd.
For CMU Public Radio News, I'm Mary Finn.
M-115 in Clare County has been named as one of America's ten best transportation projects.
The five and a half mile stretch of road won the award after $4.5 million worth of repairs were made.
The M-115 project was named in the innovative management category. It's the first in the state to be chosen for any award like this.
Anita Richardson from the Michigan Department of Transportation said she is impressed with the nomination.
"Given especially the state of the economy and the overall challenge for transportation funding that there are innovative solutions to transportation problems and that MDOT's Bay Region has embraced has embraced one of those solutions"
Fans of M-115 can also vote online for the People's Choice Award through October 23rd.
For CMU Public Radio News, I'm Mary Finn.
