Michigan Department of Transportation
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The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.
Falling ice can close the Mackinac Bridge; your impatient "why?" gets an engineer's answer.
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A grounded look at Michigan's road-safety strategy and the still-unfinished push for work zone cameras.
Traffic safety is treated as a systems problem in this PlayNext episode, with MDOT Chief Operations Officer Greg Brunner tying Michigan's crash numbers to the state's strategic highway safety plan and safe system approach.
A grounded look at why falling ice can force Mackinac Bridge closures.
Falling ice on the Mackinac Bridge turns a familiar public crossing into a practical test of safety judgment. Host Jeff Cranston keeps the focus on that pressure, speaking with Joe Champagne about how closure decisions are made and why stopping traffic is sometimes the clearest…
Jeff Cranston and MDOT Chief Operations Officer Greg Brunner open with NHTSA's 2025 estimate of about 36,000 U.S.
Falling ice on the Mackinac Bridge can close the span for hours, and Jeff Cranston frames it as a safety problem before it is an inconvenience.
Interview with Ben Stupka, Executive Director of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, discussing transit coordination and recent progress.
Host Jeff Cranston interviews MDOT's rail director about the Michigan Central multimodal hub and plans for Detroit-Toronto passenger rail service.
Talking Michigan Transportation host Jeff Cranston interviews Michigan State University professor Timothy Gates about flashing LED warnings for slippery curves.
Talking Michigan Transportation host Jeff Cranston interviews Elmwood Township Supervisor Jeff Shaw about converting the M-72/M-22 signalized intersection near Traverse City into a roundabout and adding safer non-motorized connections.
Talking Michigan Transportation examines the completed U.S.
Host Jeff Cranston discusses ramp metering on I-96 with experts from Colorado DOT and AASHTO, exploring its benefits for traffic flow and safety.
Interview with a senior fiscal analyst about the history and current state of transportation funding in Michigan.
Interview with construction engineer Brian Travis about the final phase of I-696 rebuild and I-96 flex route completion.