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MDOT suspends most roadwork this weekend

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Vacationers will have less roadwork than usual to deal with this holiday weekend.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting traffic restrictions on 122 of 173 construction projects statewide, effective at 3 p.m. today.

That's in anticipation of the estimated 1.2 million people that are expected to hit the road this weekend, according to AAA Michigan.

Roadwork will resume statewide at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Active construction projects this weekend:

Upper Peninsula 

  • I-75 southbound bridges over Mackinac Trail and the Carp River, Mackinac County, will have one lane open.
  • M-28 at the Tenderfoot Creek bridge, Gogebic County, will have one lane of alternating traffic controlled by a temporary signal.
  • M-129, Chippewa County, will be closed to through-traffic between M-80 and 10 Mile Road. The Charlotte River Bridge is closed with traffic detoured on M-80, Gaines Highway, I-75 and M-28.
  • US-41 in Menominee, Menominee County, will have through-traffic detoured on 38th Avenue, 13th Street, and 23rd Avenue.

Northern Lower Peninsula 

  • M-55, Manistee County, will have shoulder closures from Udell Hills Road to the Cooley Bridge over the Pine River.
  • US-10, Lake County, will have a minimum of one narrowed lane from Broadway Road to Waverly Road open to traffic at all times.
  • US-131 Business Route (BR) (Mitchell Street), Wexford County, will have a minimum of one narrowed lane from 13th Street through Boon Road open to traffic in each direction at all times.

West Michigan 

  • Diamond Avenue over I-196 in downtown Grand Rapids, Kent County, is closed. The following I-196 ramps also will be closed: Southbound US-131 to eastbound I-196; Ionia Avenue to eastbound and westbound I-196; Eastbound I-196 to College Avenue; and Westbound I-196 to Ottawa Avenue.
  • I-196 between US-131 and Fuller Avenue, Kent County, will have two lanes of traffic open in each direction.
  • M-21 from M-66 to Lovell Street, Ionia County, is closed. Detour on M-21, M-66, Steele Street, Adams Street, Jackson Street, Main Street, and Beardsley Road.
  • M-21 over the Flat River in downtown Lowell, Kent County, will be reduced to one eastbound lane open. Westbound M-21 is closed and detoured on local streets.
  • US-31 BR over the south branch of the Muskegon River, Muskegon County, will have northbound traffic closed to US-31, with two lanes remaining open to M-120.

Southwest Michigan

  • I-94 at Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo/Portage, Kalamazoo County, will have two lanes maintained in each direction. The following ramps are closed: Westbound I-94 to southbound Westnedge Avenue; Eastbound I-94 to southbound Westnedge Avenue; Eastbound I-94 to northbound Westnedge Avenue; Northbound Westnedge Avenue to eastbound I-94; and Southbound Westnedge Avenue to eastbound I-94.
  • I-94 Business Loop in downtown Benton Harbor, Berrien County, will have one eastbound lane open with westbound traffic detoured.
  • I-196 from 118th Avenue to 130th Street, Allegan County, will have single-lane closures.
  • M-40 in downtown Paw Paw, Van Buren County, will have one lane open in each direction.
  • M-60 west of Cassopolis, Cass County, is closed at Farm Lane Road and traffic is detoured on M-62 and Hospital Street.
  • M-86 north of Bronson, Branch County, is closed from Farrand Road to Babcock Road, and there is a posted detour on county roads.
  • M-96 Kalamazoo River mill race bridge in Augusta, Kalamazoo County, will have one lane open with an alternating signal.

Central Michigan and Thumb 

  • Cody Estey Road over I-75, Bay County, is still closed. Detour: south on M-13 (North Huron Road) to Pinconning Road, west to Seven Mile Road, then north back to Cody Estey Road.
  • I-69, Genesee and Lapeer counties, has one lane open in each direction from M-15 to M-24 with traffic shifted onto the eastbound lanes.
  • I-75, Bay County, will have three lanes open in each direction from Hotchkiss Road south to Crane Road. Three southbound lanes and one northbound express lane are open on the southbound section while two northbound lanes are open on the northbound section.
  • I-475, Genesee County, will have single-lane closures in each direction. Local road closures at the overpasses, along with detours, also are in effect to accommodate ongoing bridge work.
  • I-675, Saginaw County, northbound lanes remain closed from Exit 2 north to Tittabawassee Road. Southbound I-675 will have one lane open across the Henry Marsh Bridge.
  • M-13, Saginaw County, is closed from Hess Avenue to north of M-46 (Rust Avenue) with a posted detour.
  • M-15 over the Sheboygan Drain, Tuscola County, is still closed. Traffic detoured via M-46, west to M-83 and then back north to M-15.
  • The M-84 bridge at I-75 across Dutch Creek, Bay County, remains closed with traffic detoured. Two lanes will be open on M-84 at I-75 with lanes shifted to the west side to accommodate construction on the east side.
  • M-115 in Farwell, Clare County, will be reduced to one lane just west of Vandecar Road with traffic maintained under a temporary traffic signal.

Southern Mid-Michigan

  • Dettman Road over I-94 near Jackson, Jackson County, is closed with a detour posted.
  • Geddes Road over US-23 near Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, will have one eastbound lane open, and westbound traffic is detoured.
  • I-69 between M-52 and M-13, Shiawassee County, will have single-lane closures in each direction.
  • I-75 near Monroe, Monroe County, has two lanes of traffic maintained in each direction with a traffic shift.
  • I-94 from Sargent Road to the Jackson/Washtenaw county line has two lanes of traffic maintained in each direction with a traffic shift.
  • I-96 from M-100 to M-43, Clinton and Eaton counties, has two lanes of traffic maintained in each direction via median crossovers.
  • I-96 from US-127 to Meridian Road, Ingham County, has two lanes of traffic maintained in each direction via median crossovers.
  • M-43 (Grand River Avenue) near Park Lake Road in Meridian Township, Ingham County, has one lane open in each direction with a traffic shift.
  • M-52 north of Manchester to I-94, Washtenaw County, is closed with a detour posted.
  • M-52 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, has one northbound lane open with southbound traffic detoured.
  • M-99/M-50 in downtown Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, will have one northbound lane open with southbound traffic detoured.
  • Old US-27 over I-69 and the Looking Glass River near DeWitt, Clinton County, has single-lane closures in each direction.


Metro Detroit Region 

City of Detroit 

  • Eastbound I-94 has the left lane closed between M-10 (Lodge Freeway) and I-75.
  • Northbound and southbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue) are both reduced to a single lane between Tuxedo and Chandler streets.
  • Westbound M-8 (Davison Freeway) is closed from Conant Avenue to I-75, while eastbound M-8 has a single lane open from I-75 to Conant Avenue for reconstruction. Westbound traffic will be detoured north on Conant Avenue to westbound McNichols Road, then southbound I-75 back to westbound M-8. The northbound and southbound I-75 ramps to eastbound Davison are closed and detoured as well.
  • Northbound and southbound M-85 (Fort Street) are both closed to through-traffic between Oakwood Boulevard and Schaefer Highway. Detours are posted.
  • Eastbound and westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) each have two lanes closed between Livernois Avenue and Clark Street.

Oakland County 

  • I-96 has three lanes open in each direction, with a traffic shift and reduced speeds, between Novi and Beck roads. In addition, the northbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 and the eastbound I-96 exit to Novi Road are closed.
  • Eastbound and westbound M-59 each have two lanes open between Crooks and Ryan roads via a traffic shift.
  • US-24 has the following lanes open in the project limits:
  • Northbound and southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) each have two lanes open between M-102 and I-696.
  • Northbound and southbound US-24 each have two lanes open between Maple and Long Lake roads.
  • Northbound US-24 has two lanes open from Square Lake to Orchard Lake roads.

Macomb County

  • The eastbound I-696 ramp to eastbound I-94 is closed with a detour posted. The remaining two-lane ramps at the I-94/I-696 interchange are each reduced to a single lane.

Wayne County 

  • The I-275/I-94 interchange will have the following restrictions in place:
  • The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-275 is closed with a detour posted;
  • The westbound I-94 ramp to southbound I-275 is closed with a detour posted;
  • The northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-94 is closed with a detour posted; and
  • Northbound I-275 has the right lane closed at the I-94 interchange.
  • Northbound and southbound M-39 (Southfield Road) each have two lanes open between I-75 and I-94.

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