MDOT grant to create 2,200 new jobs in Detroit for road improvements near Hamtramck border MDOT awards state transportation economic development grant Published: Tags: DETROIT – The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded a grant that will create 2,200 new jobs in Detroit as part of a plan to MDOT’s state transportation economic development grant will help fund infrastructure improvements around General Motors’ “This is good news for our families, our businesses, and our economy as a whole,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said. “Every Michigander deserves to drive on our roads safely, without blowing a tire or cracking a windshield, and this partnership with GM will help us reach that goal while creating good jobs for Michigan workers.”