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Elmwood corridor connector celebrated as $14.4 million federally funded multimodal link

Elmwood Township ceremony remarks ยท October 31, 2025

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An unidentified speaker at a ceremony in Elmwood Township praised a multimodal corridor that links the Leelanau Trail to the Traverse City Tarp Trail, credited the Michigan Department of Transportation and local partners, and said the project received $14,400,000 in federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

An unidentified speaker at a ceremony in Elmwood Township said the newly completed Elmwood corridor connector has already transformed the area and improves options for people who walk, bike or drive.

"We're so excited. We've been working on this project for years and years and years, long before the construction. For us here in Elmwood Township, this is huge. It's totally transformed this corridor already," the speaker said.

The speaker described the connector as linking the Leelanau Trail to the Traverse City Tarp Trail and said the work removed what had been an awkward jurisdictional divider between Grand Traverse County and the city. They highlighted nearby investments and events in the corridor, including a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting at the Frick and work at the Freshwater Institute.

The speaker credited the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for making a major investment and said the agency "rolled up their sleeves" to listen to the community and build what residents wanted. "These transformational connections happened because of leadership, vision, and hard work," the speaker said.

The speaker also said the project was funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, calling it "1 of 70,000 projects around the country" supported under that program, and stated that $14,400,000 in federal dollars went into this project. The speaker added a safety note about the corridor's new roundabout, saying a well-placed roundabout "can reduce injury crashes by 80 percent or more."

Remarks repeatedly emphasized collaboration between MDOT, Elmwood Township, the City of Traverse City, contractors and community partners. No formal motions or votes were recorded in the remarks.