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Digital delivery

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Department of Transportation

Digital delivery

Why digital delivery matters?

Technology is advancing quickly, driving innovation, efficiency, and cost savings across industries—including transportation. In bridge and roadway construction, digital tools are transforming how projects are planned, designed, built, and maintained.

Digital delivery streamlines these processes by integrating technology and data management, leading to lower costs, better collaboration, and higher-quality, more sustainable infrastructure.


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Key benefits

Enhances efficiency

Reduces paperwork, accelerates workflows, minimizes delays, and improves resource management.

Data-driven decisions

Enables real-time monitoring, predictive analysis, and smarter infrastructure planning.

Improves collaboration

Connects partners through shared digital platforms for seamless project execution.

Cost and sustainability

Reduces errors, rework, and material waste while supporting eco-friendly infrastructure.

M-53 over Greenman Creek in Sanilac County

MDOT plans to let their second digital delivery pilot in September 2025. The contract documents will be a 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) model in place of a 2D plan set for all proposed work including roadway and structures. The pilot is the replacement of a single bridge, M-53 over Greenman Creek, and associated road work in Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County. The project length is 0.1 miles. The proposed structure is a precast box culvert with the option to cast in place. All design information will be accessible through the model as 3D or 2D information or as supplemental documents accessible from the model such as pdfs and spreadsheet.

Introductory webinar

February 13, 2025

Introductory session providing background on digital delivery, the proposed pilot project and goals of the stakeholder engagement series. It also includes a demonstration of the preliminary model.

Engagement #1

February 27, 2025

This session gives an overview of how digital delivery will impact bidders and contractors, including how the contractual model is structured, unique special provisions and the BIM Execution Plan (BEP). The mandatory pre-bid meeting, model coordination and training, and digital fabrication for the precast culvert special provisions are discussed.

Engagement #2

March 20, 2025

This engagement focuses on “digital fabrication” and how digital files can facilitate information exchanges for bidding and shop drawings. Questions and discussion in this session were the basis for one-on-one meetings with fabricators.

Engagement #3

April 17, 2025

Initial training on how to use the contractual model. The team demonstrated the current model and provided instruction on model manipulation including saved views, measurements and cross-section tools.

Digital delivery questions? Contact Melissa Donoso, Engineered Manager Licensed, at 517-256-7223.