In 2009 the American Society of Civil Engineers assessed the United State's infrastructure conditions and issued a report card. ASCE gave its bridges a "C" grade. Average. That's not bad.
But then there are the roads. The Report Card grade for US roads is a dismal "D-". With transportation funding so scarce, communities and agencies often battle each other for the few dollars available.
Except for the City of Auburn Hills, the Road Commission for Oakland County and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Leaders there knew that the key to getting a major road and bridge reconstructed was cooperation.
Still, it wasn't easy. First, take 1.5 miles of road, an old bridge over a major freeway, three government owners and their respective processes, and a project that had stalled in the early 1990s. Fast forward to 2007 and throw in high priority federal and state funding deadlines. The result from this hurry up and wait? The unlikely: a successful project in five months. Watch the slideshow to see how it's done.
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