MDOT lists Caro-area M-24 and M-81 work among 2026 transportation projects

Michigan transportation records list planned 2026 work involving two state-route corridors associated with Caro: M-24 from Reese Road easterly to M-24 and M-81 from Reese Road to M-53. The listing names Caro among the cities and communities connected to the project area.

For residents, commuters and local businesses, the record is an early notice of planned state transportation work that could later bring maintenance activity, construction-related traffic changes or additional project notices. It does not establish that roads are closed, that construction is complete or that all of the listed work is inside Caro city limits.

What the record does not yet show

The available Michigan Department of Transportation listing does not specify the exact construction activities, contract amount, contractor, lane-closure schedule or resident-specific traffic plan. It also may combine multiple locations along the corridors. One listed project component has an Aug. 15, 2026 completion date, but that date is a scheduled listing—not confirmation that the work had been completed.

The next known date in the record is that Aug. 15 deadline. Caro’s official council archive includes a July 20, 2026 regular meeting, and a Tuscola County meeting record identifies the Purdy Building at 125 W. Lincoln St. in Caro. No separate local closure or field update is provided in the approved records.