Kim Nowack, Interim Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 231,950 vehicles
crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of April compared to 213,899 in 2018.
For the month of April, traffic is up 8.4% and fare revenue is up 5.6% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a substa… Read More
The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is remembering former Chief Engineer Max Coburn, who died May 5 at the age of 84, and his legacy of stewardship at the bridge.
Coburn was the chief engineer for the MBA from July 1984 through March 1992, overseeing maintenance, design and construction work on the bridge. Prior to th… Read More
The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) board today launched a national search to replace retiring Executive Secretary Bob Sweeney and named longtime Chief Bridge Engineer Kim Nowack to the interim role.
“We’re in very good hands with Kim at the helm for the time being,” said MBA Chairman Patrick &… Read More
To begin repainting the Mackinac Bridge’s south tower, contractors need to hang a pair of custom moveable scaffold platforms above the roadway, requiring a brief closure early Saturday morning.
Seaway Painting, the contractor for the $6.5 million two-season project, ex… Read More
While he grew up in St. Ignace seeing the Mackinac Bridge nearly every day, Bob Sweeney couldn’t have known that one day he would be responsible for the operation and maintenance of this modern marvel. And yet, as the executive secretary of the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA), that’s exactly what he… Read More