road construction

The official start of orange barrel season is underway with demolition set to begin on the I-94/Portage Road overpass.

The annual release from the Road Commission of Kalamazoo (RCKC) came late last week and it going to be another year of road construction.

If you live in Richland and work in Kalamazoo, or vice versa, and you push your luck on being on time, then this news is probably not going to make you happy.

Kalamazoo roads are dramatically better than most cities in the U.S. according to a recent study.

Jokingly, we all know the two constants in life are death and taxes. However, during a pandemic, that is all too real, and certainly not a source for humor, just a wry observation. In the same breath, any Michigander knows, you can add road construction to that combo.

Normally getting word of a road construction project would at least get a mild chagrin, but with everything we're dealing with now, it's actually welcome news that promises that someday we may get back to good. And besides, there's little if any traffic these days, so do it now.

A couple of important road projects in Southwest Michigan have received grants from the state of Michigan to get fixed.

Summer construction plans for the 2020 season are becoming public. The Michigan Department of Transportation says they'll be conducting an open house to present the Dickman Road (I -94 Business Loop) construction project planned for Battle Creek and Springfield.

And the hits just keep on comin'. Look for another traffic pain, as you try and navigate around downtown Kalamazoo.

It's already August and we've pretty much weather a couple of hot spells, so what's a little traffic inconvenience now? You can dream about snow flurries while your foot is on and off the brake pedal. (Any by the time, this project wraps up, there just might be snow flurries.)