DETROIT – With the summer travel season winding down, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 61% of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers.
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Starting at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, lane restrictions will be lifted on 100 out of 164 projects across Michigan.
While most MDOT work zones will suspend operations over the weekend, drivers should be aware that some equipment and traffic configurations may remain. Temporary shifts or shoulder closures could still be in place.
Travelers are also reminded that the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to public traffic on Labor Day from 6:30 a.m. to noon for the Annual Bridge Walk.
Southbound I-75 and US-2 traffic will be stopped at Exit 344 on the north side of the bridge, while northbound I-75 traffic will be stopped at Exit 337 on the south end.
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Here’s where work zones will remain active in Metro Detroit:
Oakland County
I-75 has two lanes open in each direction between M-15 and the Genesee County line.
Eastbound I-696 is closed from M-10 to I-75.
Wayne County
I-75 has one lane closed in each direction between Springwells Street and Clark Street for Gordie Howe International Bridge construction.
The I-94/I-696 interchange in St. Clair Shores will have the following restrictions:
- The eastbound I-696 ramp to eastbound I-94 will have only one lane open.
- Eastbound I-94 will have three lanes open at Martin Road.
- The Eleven Mile Road entrance ramp to eastbound I-94 is closed.
Northbound M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) has two lanes open from Mt. Elliot Street to Forest Avenue.
M-10 (Lodge Freeway) has the following restrictions in downtown Detroit:
- One northbound lane is open from Griswold Street to Larned Street.
- One southbound lane is open from US-12 (Michigan Avenue) to Larned Street.
- Southbound Exit 1B to Larned Street is closed.
- Northbound Exit 1A ramp to westbound Jefferson Avenue is closed.
- The eastbound Jefferson Avenue ramp to southbound M-10 is closed.
M-10 (Lodge Freeway) has two southbound lanes open at M-102 (8 Mile Road).
Eastbound Old M-14 (Ann Arbor Road) has one lane open from Lilley Road to Haggerty Road.
Old M-14 (Ann Arbor Road) is closed at the Hines Drive bridge.
M-14/I-96 has one lane open in each direction between Beck Road and Levan Road. The following ramps are closed:
- Eastbound M-14 to southbound I-275.
- Eastbound M-14 to northbound I-275.
- Northbound I-275 to westbound M-14.
M-85 (Fort Street) has one lane open in each direction between W Grand Boulevard and Clark Street.
M-85 (Fort Street) has one lane open in each direction between Springwells Street and Woodmere Street.
Westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) has two lanes open from Evergreen Road to Lahser Road.
Westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) has two lanes open from Venoy Road to Newburgh Road.
Northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) has one lane open from Pennsylvania Road to Eureka Road; the southbound US-23 ramp to southbound I-75 is closed.
Livingston County
I-96, Livingston County, has eastbound Exit 140 to Latson Road closed. The eastbound I-96 Business Loop (Grand River Avenue) entrance ramp to eastbound I-96 near Lake Chemung is closed.
I-96 in Brighton, Livingston County, will have the following restrictions at the Grand River Avenue interchange:
- I-96 will have one lane closed in each direction with a traffic shift.
- The Grand River Avenue entrance ramp to westbound I-96 is closed.
- Grand River Avenue has two lanes open in each direction with a traffic shift.
Washtenaw County
US-23, Washtenaw County, has shoulder closures in each direction at Joy Road. Joy Road is closed over US-23.
Monroe County
I-75 Connector (Summit Street), Monroe County, has one lane closed in each direction between Substation Road and Temperance Road.
I-75, Monroe County, has one lane closed in each direction between Otter Creek and Dunbar roads.
St Clair County
The Blue Water Bridge Plaza in Port Huron, St. Clair County, will have the following restrictions in place:
- Eastbound I-94 has one lane closed east of the I-69 interchange.
- I-94/I-69 BL (Pine Grove Avenue) has one lane open in each direction between Hancock Street and Thomas Street.
- Westbound I-94 BL has one lane closed from Water Street to Pine Grove Avenue.
Heading north? Here’s traffic restrictions that will remain in place this holiday weekend:
Northern Lower Peninsula
M-72/M-22, Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties, will have one lane open in each direction between Division Street and M-22.
US-23, Cheboygan County, will have one lane open in each direction between Old Mackinaw Road and Huron Avenue.
Upper Peninsula
I-75, in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, will have one lane open in each direction with northbound traffic shifted to the southbound side at Cheeseman Road.
M-26, in Houghton, Houghton County, will have lane closures with traffic shifts south of Canal Road.
M-26, in Mass City, Ontonagon County, will have one lane of alternating traffic with temporary traffic signals.
M-28, Alger County, will have one lane of alternating traffic with temporary traffic signals for bridge work over Prairie Creek.
M-48, Chippewa County, has a detour in place for both directions of traffic at the bridge over I-75 near Rudyard.
M-95, Dickinson County, will have one lane open with traffic alternating via a temporary traffic signal near Randville.
M-123, Mackinac County, will have one lane of alternating traffic with temporary traffic signals for bridge work over Bissel Creek.