Gun Lake will pay for majority of US-131/M-179 interchange redesign
They have agreed to pay for $20 million of the total $25 million price tag
and last updated 2021-03-02 19:03:30-05
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. â The Gun Lake Tribe will pay for the majority of a redesign coming to the US-131 and M-179 highway interchange near the casino in a partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Construction began Monday on the interchange located near the highway exit to the Gun Lake Casino.
The Gun Lake Tribe has agreed to pay $20 million of the roughly $25 million price tag.
âUnprecedented generosity, John Richards, communications representative for MDOT, told FOX 17 Tuesday. It s really gonna benefit, you know, not only the tribe but the whole area, and all Michigan too.â