Contractors work on culvert repairs on M-26 near Mass City during construction work this summer. M-26 saw five and a half miles of roadway resurfaced from U.S. 45 to the M-38 west intersection in Ontonagon County. The $6.5 million Michigan Department of Transportation project also included culvert replacement and drainage improvements. The State Transportation Commission recently approved the final version of MDOT’s 2026-2030 plan, outlining major work slated for the next five years. (Photo courtesy of MDOT)

MARQUETTE — The State Transportation Commission has approved the final version of the Michigan Department of Transportation 2026-30 Five-Year Transportation Program for posting on the MDOT website and transmission to the Michigan Legislature, state budget director and the House and Senate fiscal agencies by March 1, as required under state statute, according to an MDOT press release.

MDOT invited public and stakeholder input on the draft document from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1.

The plan contains a list of planned projects for the MDOT Trunkline Highway program (state-maintained roads, bridges and facilities), as well as information on the Public Transportation, Rail and Aeronautics programs.

The document helps connect MDOT’s long-range goals and strategies for asset management with project programming and monitoring of performance measures and budget targets and sets a foundation for trunkline projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program. Highlights of this year’s plan include: 

• $16.1 billion in anticipated state and federally funded investments, with:

– $10.7 billion in Highway Program projects focused primarily on repairing and rebuilding MDOT roads and bridges, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan program contributing more than $31.5 million to that total.

– $5.4 billion in Multimodal Programs, covering MDOT Public Transportation (bus, marine, rail and ports) at $4.5 billion, and Aeronautics at $900 million.

• A list of trunkline Highway Program construction projects by county planned for state and/or federal funding over the next five years, and

• A summary of results from the public comment period.

Those requiring assistance accessing the plan or requiring it in an alternative format can contact MDOT’s Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator at Michigan.gov/MDOT-ADA.