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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
$4.2M M-123 project kicks off July 15 with lane closures, delays
The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $4.2 million to resurface 19 miles of M-123 from Luce County Road 500 to Paradise. The project is scheduled to start Tuesday, July 15 and end by Oct. 24. According to a community announcement, the work includes milling and resurfacing, surface sealing, crack sealing, culvert replacement, signing, aggregate shoulders and pavement markings. Subscribe: Check out our latest offers and read the local news that matters to you The initial stage of the project, through Aug. 28, includes culvert replacements. During this stage, motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic using portable traffic signals, with a speed limit of 25 mph. Remaining work will be completed using traffic regulators, with the work zone speed set at 45 mph. M-123 is expected to be fully open to traffic by the end of the day on Fridays. The project includes a three-year pavement performance warranty and a three-year materials and workmanship pavement warranty. This story was created by Janis Reeser, jreeser@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at This article originally appeared on The Sault News: M-123 construction to bring delays, jobs and smoother roads
CBS News
25-06-2025
- CBS News
Man ordered to pay restitution after stealing thousands from Michigan state campground site "pay pipes"
A Lansing-area man has been ordered to pay a total $8,000 in restitution and reimbursements over money stolen from remote campground site "pay pipes" in Michigan Department of Natural Resources state forests. Justyn Mark Spitzley, 36, of Sunfield, had already pleaded guilty to one felony charge of larceny of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, and one misdemeanor charge of operating on a suspended license, the DNR reported. The restitution hearing took place on June 16 in Luce County District Court. He was also sentenced to one year in prison, with credit for 81 days served. Spitzley had targeted several of the payment collection sites known as "pay pipes," where campers deposit cash to pay for their stay, according to the report. Michigan state parks staff had noticed that collections at several remote campgrounds in Luce County came up "way short on campsite fees" during the 2023-24 season, with several thousand dollars unaccounted for. DNR conservation officers and special investigative unit detectives then worked with Michigan State Police, Sault Ste. Marie Police and the Mackinac Bridge Authority to set up surveillance and identify a possible suspect. A series of campsite pay pipe break-ins in the Upper Peninsula during October 2024 then led to the charges.
