- Dates
- 1996-05-21 – 1996-11
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationinfrastructuregovernancecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A May 21, 1996 planning meeting advanced a four-mile King’s Highway paving project from McCauley’s Road to Donegal Bay Road, using the previously reported $300,000 grant and local contributions, equipment, labor, and construction economies.
By September, the Beacon said grant money was in place for the McCauley’s Road-to-Donegal Bay Road segment and that the builder, engineer, and Peaine Road Committee were working toward a durable surface before winter.
The October issue celebrates the completed segment as a substantially improved road and credits township supervisors, the Peaine Road Committee, County and Road Commissions, MDOT, Commissioner Rich Gillespie, and engineer Gary Voogt.
Evidence limits
The issue describes planning and funding, not final paving completion.
Sources
- Reports a May 21 meeting with both townships, Moore & Bruggink, and MDOT; a $300,000 grant plus local contributions; and the proposed paving of four miles from McCauley’s Road to Donegal Bay Road, subject to final strategy and bidding. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the road-planning report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that grant money was in place for paving from McCauley’s Road to Donegal Bay Road and that the builder, consulting engineer Gary Voogt, and the Peaine Road Committee were coordinating the work before winter. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the King’s Highway implementation update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the McCauley’s Road-to-Donegal Bay Road segment became a wider, flatter, more solid new road after township, county, engineering, and MDOT grant work. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the reported King’s Highway construction result.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Announces the October 23 joint-township recognition meeting and ribbon-cutting for the newly paved King’s Highway and lists township, county, engineering, MDOT, and community invitees. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the completion ceremony notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island plans King’s Highway paving from McCauley’s Road to Donegal Bay Road in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-highway-paving-implementation-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1996, “King’s Highway Will Be Paved This Summer?” and “Roads, continued.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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