MDOT Removes Stop Signs on US-31, Stronach Road Detour After Causing Confusion 'Our concern was that we were going to have a major accident or have some kind of incident out there' December 22, 2020 The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) began construction Monday on the nearly 100-year-old Manistee Bridge on M-55, rerouting traffic through Stronach and Filer Township. To help control traffic, MDOT added a few stop signs along the detour, causing some confusion for locals and potentially dangerous situations. “It was just kind of hectic, crazy,” says Roseann McLaughlin, owner of Brian’s Auto Parts Store on the corner of Stronach and U-31