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Gordie Howe International Bridge project closes some I-75 lanes in Detroit

Several lanes on I-75, nearby roads remain closed amid construction project

New photos of the Gordie Howe International Bridge construction site in Detroit show the project progress as of Jan. 28, 2021. (Gordie Howe International Bridge)

DETROIT – Construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge is causing parts of I-75 in Detroit to close, or remain closed, over the next few days.

Parts of I-75 will be closed over the next several days as crews work on the bridge construction project on Detroit’s southwest side.

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Starting at 9 a.m. on July 22, the left two lanes of southbound I-75 will close from Lansing Street to 17th Street. The lanes are expected to reopen at 3:30 p.m. on July 23, officials said.

Several lanes are closed on I-75 due to the project, and will also remain closed over the next several days.

Since June, three northbound and three southbound lanes on I-75 have been closing overnight between Clark and Springwells streets. Officials say closures the three left northbound I-75 lanes in that stretch will end on July 23. Closures of the three right southbound I-75 lanes in that stretch will end on July 30.

Southbound Springwells Street will remain closed between the southbound I-75 Service Drive and Olivet Street through July 25. Olivet Street will remain closed from just west of Springwells Street to Springwells Street until July 25.

See all road and lane closures caused by the Gordie Howe bridge project here.


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