Saginaw M-58 reopens after 18-month closure

Eastbound M-58 (State Street) in Saginaw has begun reopening after an 18-month, $13 million reconstruction of about 1.1 miles between Avalon Avenue and Bay Street. The project added new pavement, sidewalks, curbs, traffic signals and drainage, along with upgrades to city water mains and sewers. Traffic will initially be limited to one lane in each direction as crews restore the road’s original one-way configuration; MDOT expects all lanes to reopen by the end of the following week. The work ran longer than originally planned, in part because utility crews were reassigned to support recovery from a Northern Michigan ice storm.