(SANILAC COUNTY) – Travel in the Sandusky area is about to get a bit more difficult for those traveling M-46 west of the County seat.
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently announced a $670,000 dollar investment to resurface nearly two miles of of M-46 from Townline Road to Maple Valley Street in the city of Sandusky.
Work includes joint repairs and pavement markings. The work is scheduled to start Monday and be completed later this month. MDOT will also use lane closures related to this work to remove the signal at the M-46/Gates Road intersection and install a signed pedestrian crossing.
The signal was placed in flash mode in August 2019 while staff reviewed its need and traffic volumes.
City officials, business owners and MDOT have been at odds for two years about the need for the stoplight to be re-activated.
MDOT officials say the paving work will occur during overnight hours, between 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., with traffic regulators.
All lanes of M-46 will reopen to traffic during daytime hours. Delays will be limited to 10 minutes or less.
