Mackinac Bridge News

Mackinac Bridge enters the busy season for traffic and for maintenance work

Posted on May 25th, 2021

As traffic picks up on the Mackinac Bridge for the traditional increase in warmer season travel, so does the work required to maintain this engineering icon. Contractor Seaway Painting is wrapping up five seasons devoted to stripping and repainting the bridge’s twin ivory towers. At the same time, the Macki… Read More

April Traffic Report

Posted on May 14th, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 257,000 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of April compared to 86,413 in 2020.
For the month of April, traffic was up 197.4% and fare revenue was up 103.0% compared to last year.
Traffic and revenue declined dramatically in April 202… Read More

March Traffic Report

Posted on May 14th, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 229,227 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of March compared to 177,904 in 2020.
For the month of March, traffic was up 28.8% and fare revenue was up 17.7% compared to last year.
Traffic and revenue declined dramatically in March 2020… Read More

Special meeting May 18 to discuss Annual Bridge Walk

Posted on May 14th, 2021

The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) will meet in an online special session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, to discuss the Annual Bridge Walk currently scheduled for Labor Day. The meeting will be conducted on the Microsoft Teams platform, and will be available for public viewing through Livestream at https://livestrea… Read More

February Traffic Report

Posted on March 17th, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 200,326 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of February compared to 216,732 in 2020.
For the month of February, traffic was down 7.6% and fare revenue was down 7.1% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a s… Read More

Mackinac Bridge Authority to meet virtually this week

Posted on March 8th, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) again will meet virtually Friday, March 12. The MBA Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. followed by the MBA’s regular board meeting at 10:30 a.m. The meetings will be conducted on the Microsoft Teams platform. Items on the a… Read More

Kim Nowack selected for American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan honor

Posted on March 1st, 2021

Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) Executive Secretary Kim Nowack is the 2021 recipient of the Felix A. Anderson Image Award, noting her contributions to enhancing the image of the engineering profession. The award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Michigan was announced Friday during t… Read More

January Traffic Report

Posted on February 22nd, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 186,538 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of January compared to 204,035 in 2020.
For the month of January, traffic was down 8.6% and fare revenue was down 6.6% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a sub… Read More

December Traffic Report

Posted on February 3rd, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 180,410 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of December compared to 220,544 in 2019.
For the month of December, traffic was down 18.2% and fare revenue was down 11.8% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has schedul… Read More

November Traffic Report

Posted on January 12th, 2021

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 227,915 vehicles crossed the Mackinac
Bridge during the month of November compared to 255,346 in 2019.
For the month of November, traffic was down 10.7% and fare revenue was down 7.9% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a… Read More