An act to amend 1917 PA 165, entitled “An act to authorize highway officials to close roads under construction, improvement or repair, or any portion of a highway whereon a bridge is being constructed or repaired; to require such officials to place in good repair and to mark by proper signs suitable detours around roads, or portions of roads, which are closed hereunder; to provide suitable barriers, and lights shall be maintained at the end of such roads or portions of roads which are thus closed and at the intersections thereof with other roads; to require the removal of signs and barriers located and placed hereunder; and to provide a penalty for a violation of the provisions hereof,” by amending section 1 (MCL 247.291) and by adding sections 1a and 1b.
Requires the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to use concrete or equivalent crashworthy temporary barriers when completely closing a freeway to traffic and to use such barriers to separate road workers from traffic if a portion of a freeway is closed at night. Currently, the act allows officials to close a highway or part of a highway under construction, improvement, or repair. A highway must not be closed until suitable barriers have been erected at the ends of the closed highway and at the points where it intersects with other highways.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 28 to 10 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 75 to 35 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Motion to give immediate effect
The motion prevailed by voice vote
