2. PRESENTERS:
• Greg Johnson, COO MDOT
• Michael Donahoe, Pres. Tri Star Industries
& MDOT consultant
• Delora Hall Tyler, Pres. First Media Group
• Elnora Austell, Pres. E. Austell Assoc.
4. • A process that provides for an open
exchange of ideas between the public and
transportation decision-makers
• Must be proactive, provide complete
information, timely public notice, full public
access to key decisions, and opportunities
for early and continuing involvement
6. • Yes!!
• It is a federally-mandated process
• The Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(ISTEA)
7. • Transportation investment decisions have
far-reaching impacts on communities – land
use, social, economic, energy and
environmental
• Many of these factors reflect community
values and are not easily quantifiable
• Public input is essential in adequately
considering them
9. • Public feels well informed
• Multiple opportunities to contribute
input to the decision-making
processes
• Involvement opportunities at all
stages of decision-making
16. • You are experts in design and construction ... We
are experts in communications
• We serve as liaisons to MDOT, Project Partners,
Consultants and the Community
17. M-39 Reconstruction
• Allen Park
• Dearborn
• Dearborn Heights
• Detroit
• Southfield
32. About the Gateway
• $230 million investment in Michigan’s infrastructure and in
preserving Michigan jobs
• Investment in the economically vital international border
crossing where $115 billion trade in goods and services
flow annually
• Largest single construction contract ever undertaken by
MDOT
• Designed to move traffic from the Ambassador Bridge
directly to I-75/I-96 freeways
• Remove truck traffic from surface streets in Mexicantown.
34. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008
Contact: Brenda V. Peek, Communications, MDOT Metro Region, 248-483-5109
Section of I-96 will close for 90 days as Gateway Project continues
June 17, 2008 -- For 90 days beginning Monday, July 14, 2008, through mid-October 2008, the Michigan Department
of Transportation (MDOT) will fully close a one-mile section of the I-96 freeway from Rosa Parks Boulevard to I-94 in
southwest Detroit. The closure is a part of the continued work on the Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project. New
alternate routes will be posted
38. Crisis Communications
Channel 4 News
Worker Dies In Gateway Construction
Project
POSTED: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
UPDATED: 8:53 am EDT September 11, 2008
DETROIT -- A construction worker died while working on a closed portion of the Gateway
construction project in southwest Detroit Wednesday afternoon.
Police said Gilbert Danz of Roseville, 29, was putting up a metal support for a bridge near
northbound I-75 between Grand Boulevard and Vernor Street when a beam accidentally fell on
his head.
Officials said Danz leaves behind a wife and three children.
The Michigan Department of Transportation said the victim worked for Ace Structural Steel
Erection Inc. of Shelbyville.
There were no road closures because the construction site is closed.
MDOT Saturday opened a part of the Gateway Project from I-96 between Rosa Parks Boulevard
and I-94, a month ahead of schedule.
The project coincided with another construction project from February for Interstate 75 between
Rosa Parks and Clark Street.
The two construction projects were part of the $170 million Gateway Project to improve traffic
flow in the southwestern Detroit area and consisted of reconstructing 1 ½ miles of I-75, one mile
of I-96, 18 ramps and 24 bridges.
39.
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• Custom Logos
• Corporate ID Packages
• Graphic Design (Brochures, Newsletters, etc.)
• Website Design
• Copy Writing and Editing
• Event Planning
• Media Relations
• Advertising and Marketing Services
• Social Media
