Mackinac Bridge News

Mackinac Bridge Authority suspends driver assistance program to help slow the spread of COVID-19

Posted on March 13th, 2020

In accordance with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendations designed to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) will indefinitely suspend its driver assistance program effective today. The s… Read More

Mackinac Bridge painting project wins second award

Posted on February 6th, 2020

The Mackinac Bridge tower painting project, now entering its fourth and final year, has won a second national award. Representatives of Seaway Painting of Livonia, the contractor performing the work on the bridge, accepted the E. Crone Knoy Award this week from the Society for Protective Coatings, an industry gro… Read More

October, November and December 2019 Traffic Report

Posted on February 4th, 2020

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 399,826 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of October compared to 377,241 in 2018. For October,
traffic was up 6.0% and fare revenue was up 5.2% compared to last year.
During the month of November, 255,346 vehicles crossed the Mackin… Read More

Mackinac Bridge rolling out new format for MacPass

Posted on December 30th, 2019

The MacPass toll card is being replaced with a windshield-mounted sticker for customer convenience, and for a limited time they are available for free. The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has been slowly replacing current MacPass cards with the new stickers for the past few month… Read More

September Traffic Report

Posted on December 16th, 2019

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 461,683 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of September compared to 455,817 in 2018. For the month of September, traffic was up 1.3% and fare revenue was up 2.0% compared to last year. The traffic data report for September was delayed… Read More

“It’s such an honor to be part of this” Video reflects on Mackinac Bridge’s U.S. flag device design

Posted on November 4th, 2019

This Veterans Day, it will take just one person to unfurl a 30-foot by 60-foot American flag from the north tower of the Mackinac Bridge. A new video details how a new device designed and built by Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) staff – plus a little outside expertise – made that possible. The video, posted on the Mi… Read More

Neph new MBA Chief Bridge Engineer at Mackinac Bridge

Posted on October 24th, 2019

The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has found its new chief bridge engineer: longtime Assistant Bridge Engineer Julie Neph. Neph, who has been with the MBA for the majority of her career, will begin her new role on Nov. 3. “I’m thrilled to see Julie in the chief engineer position,” said MBA Execut… Read More

August Traffic Report

Posted on October 8th, 2019

Kim Nowack, Executive Secretary of the MBA, reported today that 639,291 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of August compared to 608,996 in 2018.
For the month of August, traffic was up 5.0% and fare revenue was up 3.8% compared to last year.
The Mackinac Bridge Authority has scheduled a substanti… Read More

Gov. Whitmer appoints Amy Trahey to the Mackinac Bridge Authority

Posted on September 19th, 2019

Amy L. Trahey, a Democrat of Grand Ledge, is the founder and president of the civil engineering consulting firm Great Lakes Engineering Group. She previously worked for the Michigan Department of Transportation. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Ms… Read More

30,000 walk the Mighty Mac on Labor Day

Posted on September 2nd, 2019

For the first time in three years, crowds at the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk grew, with an estimated 30,000 people shrugging off blustery weather to walk the Mighty Mac this Labor Day. This was the third year that the bridge was closed to public traffic during the walk, and the second year of the event starting from both… Read More