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Volume 120 ~ No. 32

February 11, 2026

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New traffic signal to help

Heritage Park congestion

  The East Jefferson Street make-over took place in summer and fall of 2025, including burying utility lines, building new sidewalks, planting trees and installing new street lights to match those that exist along North and South Main streets. In late fall, and wrapping up this month, a new full-signal traffic light (red, yellow and green) is being installed at the intersection of East Jefferson and Weiss streets. Dan’s Excavating of Shelby Township is the project contractor. Frankenmuth City Manager Bridget Smith said the project is funded in part with federal transportation dollars, meaning the Michigan Department of Transportation is technically overseeing the work. “It is an actuated signal, meaning it is a smart, sensor-driven system that will adjust green light timing and phases in real time, based on actual traffic demand, rather than a fixed, pre-set time,” Smith explained. 𠇊 good local example of an actuated signal would be on Dixie Highway with the Loves and Speedway gas stations.” The signal will be helpful with Heritage Park traffic congestion at fests and events.

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