Lansing, MI – Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin two road and bridge projects this week including rebuilding a bridge on I-75 in Monroe County and rebuilding I-196 in Ottawa County. Based on economic modeling, these investments are expected to support 1,766 jobs.
“Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to drive economic activity, help Michiganders go to work, drop their kids
off at school, and run errands safely,” said Governor Whitmer. “Since taking office, we have rebuilt or repaired more than 20,000 lane miles and 1,400 bridges, supporting over 118,000 jobs, with the Rebuilding Our Bridges program delivering hundreds of millions of dollars to fix local bridges alone. My recent budget recommendation builds on this previous work investing over $15 billion in Michigan’s roads and bridges. Let’s roll up our sleeves and keep getting things done.”
Rebuilding Bridge on I-75 in Monroe County
MDOT will have closures on northbound and southbound I-75 at Luna Pier Road beginning this Friday. This work is part of MDOT’s multi-year $126 million investment to rebuild more than four miles of I-75 between Erie Road and Otter Creek in Monroe County, including rebuilding five bridges along with the ramps at Otter Creek and Luna Pier roads.
Traffic restrictions:
This work will require closing northbound I-75 at Luna Pier Road from 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, until 7 a.m. Monday, April 15. Traffic will be
detoured via the Luna Pier Road exit/entrance ramps.
Southbound I-75 will have two lanes closed at Luna Pier Road from 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, until 7 a.m. Sunday, April 14.
Southbound I-75 will have 15-minute intermittent closures at Luna Pier Road from 10 p.m. Friday, April 12, until 7 a.m. Saturday, April 13.
These and future repairs are made possible by the Rebuilding Michigan plan, a five-year, $3.5 billion investment in highways and bridges, and the bipartisan Building Michigan Together Plan, the largest one-time investment in Michigan’s infrastructure in state history.
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