Here s where MDOT is investing $2.9 million to resurface about 5.5 miles of U.S. 131
Compiled by Scott Fraley, scott.fraley@pioneergroup.com
June 26, 2021
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MDOT is investing $2.9 million to resurface about 5.5 miles of U.S. 131 in Wexford County. (Courtesy screenshot)
CADILLAC A Michigan Department of Transportation resurfacing project is set to begin on June 28 in Wexford County.
MDOT is investing $2.9 million to resurface about 5.5 miles of U.S. 131 from Business route U.S. 131 to Boon Road near Cadillac. Work includes milling and resurfacing. It will also add safety benefits to the roadway with the addition of new rumble strips and pavement markings.
bill: daredevil nic wallenda trying the most dangerous challenge yet. he will ride the orlando s 400-foot observation wheel while the wheel is turning. nic wallenda is here and the executive sales director of the i-drive 360. the home of the orlando eye. good morning to both of you. hi, bill. bill: biggest challenge to date or most unique challenge to date. what is the difference unique for many many reasons. a, the fact i have never walked on an observation wheel. let alone walked anything or structure that is moving as i m walking on it. i ve got to keep up with that wheel. but even more unique, the fact that i m not using balancing poll. first time in my career doing something like this. no balancing poll as it is moving. i have to duck under structures. bill: not a straight wire. the wheel changes right? it is not. that s correct. it is curved and there is also, pieces of that structure that
are coming over the pathway that i m walking on. so i have to duck under it and keep moving and keep up with that wheel. bill: how do you feel? i m excited. you know, my whole family s career is about, been about pushing ourselves to become better at what we do. and to diversify. that is what this is about. showing the world that the wallendas are not just going strong but we re doing, very, very unique things as well. bill: we ll see this complex john in a whole different light i-drive 360 this is not just the wheel. it s a big complex, isn t it? it is bill. it is 20 acres. the orlando eye is star attraction. we have three other cool attractions. madame tussaud, sealife aquarium and skeletons. huge collection of restaurants, shops nightclubs a new perspective how to get about doing orlando. a new dimension. so we re really excited about having nik. couldn t have a better person to open the facility with. bill: brave courageous some