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National search to begin for next Mackinac Bridge Authority executive secretary

Posted on May 6th, 2019

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

Brief, early morning Mackinac Bridge closure scheduled May 4 to begin next phase of tower painting project

Posted on May 1st, 2019

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

Longtime Executive Secretary Sweeney to retire May 17

Posted on May 1st, 2019

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

March Traffic Report

Posted on April 17th, 2019

Robert J. Sweeney, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 234,497 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of March compared to 242,009 in 2018.
For the month of March, traffic is down 3.1% and fare revenue is down 5.1% compared to last year. The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a sub… Read More

With the north tower complete, Mackinac Bridge south tower repainting to begin

Posted on April 16th, 2019

Now that repainting of the Mackinac Bridge’s north tower is complete, a two-year project to do the same to the south tower is set to begin next week. Contractor Seaway Painting of Livonia, which completed the 2017-18 project to strip the north tower down to bare metal and repaint it, was awarded the latest low-b… Read More

February Traffic Report

Posted on March 17th, 2019

Robert J. Sweeney, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 179,681 vehicles crossed
the Mackinac Bridge during the month of February compared to 198,986 in 2018.
For the month of February, traffic is down 9.7% and fare revenue is down 13.7% compared to last
year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has schedu… Read More

Innovative sensor testbed expansion slated for Mighty Mac

Posted on March 5th, 2019

The first 20 prototype infrastructure sensors installed beginning in 2016 on the Mackinac Bridge, powered solely by vibrations from traffic, have proven their durability and performed as intended. Now researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) are ready to… Read More

January Traffic Report

Posted on February 13th, 2019

Robert J. Sweeney, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 190,994 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of January compared to 189,319 in 2018. For the month of January, traffic is up 0.9% and fare revenue is down 3.5% compared to last year. The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a s… Read More

Tuesday’s Mackinac Bridge Authority meeting cancelled due to approaching storm

Posted on February 11th, 2019

Due to a winter storm expected to bring freezing rain to the mid-Lower Peninsula and significant snow to northern lower Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Lansing has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. “With the potentially haza… Read More

Feb. 12 Mackinac Bridge Authority meeting available to view on LiveStream

Posted on February 7th, 2019

The Mackinac Bridge Authority’s (MBA) regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Lansing will also be available to view on LiveStream. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the MDOT Aeronautics Auditorium at 2700 Port Lansing Road in Lansing. The meeting will be available to view on the Michig… Read More