Lansing, MI – This Independence Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers. AAA estimates more than 2.6 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the July Fourth holiday weekend, a record for the second consecutive year.
Beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, and continuing until 6 a.m. Monday, July 8, 105 out of 174 projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed. While motorists will see suspended operations in most MDOT work zones for the weekend, drivers are advised that equipment and certain traffic configurations may remain in place, like temporary shifts or shoulder closures.
MDOT oversees I, M, and US routes and is responsible for nearly 10,000 miles of state highways, which carry more than 50 percent of all traffic and approximately 70 percent of commercial traffic in Michigan.
The following is a list of work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions during Independence Day weekend. If necessary, detour routes will be posted at the project location. All closures are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information on MDOT projects, go to the Mi Drive website at www.Michigan.gov/Drive.
Southern Michigan
I-69, Clinton County, has one lane closed in each direction between Old US-27 to US-127.
I-69 Business Loop (Cochran Road), Eaton County, is closed at the Battle Creek River.
I-75, Monroe County, has one lane closed in each direction with a traffic shift between Erie and Otter Creek roads. The southbound entrance and exit ramps to Otter Creek Road are closed and detoured.
I-75 Connector (Summit Street) in Erie Township, Monroe County, has one lane closed in each direction with a traffic shift between Substation Road and East Temperance Road.
I-94, Jackson County, has all the exit and entrance ramps at Dearing Road closed. Dearing Road is closed at I-94 and detoured.
I-96, Eaton and Ingham counties, has traffic shifted from Canal Road to Washington Road with the following restrictions:
The northbound Lansing Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed.
M-99 has one lane closed in each direction at I-96.
Washington Road is closed at I-96.
Billwood Highway is closed at I-96.
M-106 (Cooper Street) in Jackson, Jackson County, has the southbound lanes closed and detoured from Morrell Street to High Street.
US-12, Washtenaw County, has one lane closed in each direction with a traffic shift between Platt Road and US-23. Platt Road is closed at US-12.
US-12, Washtenaw County, has a traffic shift and shoulder closure at the Ann Arbor Railroad.
US-23, Livingston County, has the following restrictions at Silver Lake Road:
The northbound and southbound US-23 exits to Silver Lake Road are closed.
The Silver Lake Road entrance ramps to northbound and southbound US-23 are closed.
Silver Lake Road is closed at US-23.
US-23/M-14, Washtenaw County, has one lane closed in each direction over the Great Lakes Central Railroad. Pontiac Trail has a single-lane closure with temporary traffic signals at US-23.
US-127/I-496, Ingham County, has lane closures between Holt Road and M-43, along with the following restrictions:
The northbound US-127/I-496 ramps are closed and detoured at Dunckel Road, Trowbridge Road, westbound I-496, and Kalamazoo Street.
The Kalamazoo Street and Trowbridge Road entrance ramps to southbound US-127/I-496 are closed.
The Trowbridge Road ramps to westbound I-496 are closed.
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