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Resort set to open world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge
Read full article: Resort set to open world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridgeThe most famous bridge in Michigan might be the Mackinac Bridge, but by next summer, there’s another one that’s expected to get worldwide attention.
Woman pays it forward on Mackinac Bridge, gives $100 for the cars behind her
Read full article: Woman pays it forward on Mackinac Bridge, gives $100 for the cars behind herAny time the Mackinac Bridge is closed or congested, traffic wise, you can imagine drivers are a little on edge. All of us can be that way in heavy traffic, right?
Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits
Read full article: Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. AdThe project requires permits from the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “We have issued permits designed to ensure that if a tunnel is constructed, it will be in strict compliance with relevant statutes and adhere to stringent protections against impacts to the Great Lakes,” Clark said. State officials emphasized the tunnel project was a separate legal matter from the dispute over the existing pipeline, which was laid in 1953. It has taken steps to prevent future anchor strikes and says the tunnel project would eliminate that danger.