- The Michigan Department of Transportation is replacing a culvert and repaving a section of M-100 north of Potterville.
- Local resident Brennan Morrow says the road has been in poor condition for at least four years.
WATCH: Potterville residents welcome long-awaited repairs to bumpy M-100 highway
Potterville road closure begins for long-awaited culvert replacement and repaving project on M-100
When I visited the construction site on M-100, also known as Gresham Highway just north of Potterville, I found severely deteriorated pavement that local residents have been dealing with for years.
“It was from this stop sign to a pothole every couple inches,” said Potterville neighbor Brennan Morrow.
The poor road conditions have been a persistent problem for those who regularly travel this route. While investigating who might be most impacted by the closure, I knocked on the door of a house just off the construction zone and was directed to speak with Morrow.
“It was like that since we arrived,” Morrow said, explaining his family has lived there for four years. “What was more frustrating, the fact it was really bumpy, it was a gamble whether your tires were going to bump or not.”…