Jackson Railroad Bridges Replacement Project

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MDOT is replacing two 100-year-old railroad bridges over Jackson and Mechanic streets in the city of Jackson. These railroad bridges are on a segment of railroad owned by MDOT within the federally designated high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and Detroit/Pontiac, which supports Amtrak passenger service and Norfolk Southern freight trains. The project includes rebuilding the Blackstone Road grade crossing and approaches, replacing approximately 1,300 feet of railroad corridor retaining walls, rebuilding and lifting approximately 4,000 feet of railroad track, and adding a nonmotorized pathway under the Mechanic Street railroad bridge. The two bridges will be replaced using accelerated bridge construction techniques.