DETROIT – Construction on the Cadillac Avenue overpass above I-94 in Detroit will close freeway lanes for the weekend, and a few entrance and exit ramps indefinitely. Eastbound and westbound I-94 will be closed between I-75 and Conner Street starting at 9 p.m. Friday, March 12. Entrance ramps to westbound I-94 from Chalmers to Chene streets, and entrance ramps to eastbound I-94 from I-96 to Gratiot Avenue will begin closing at 7 p.m. on Friday. During the road closure, westbound I-94 traffic will be detoured to westbound Eight Mile Road, to southbound Gratiot Avenue, to westbound Gratiot Connector and then to northbound I-75 back to westbound I-94. AdEastbound I-94 traffic will be detoured to southbound I-75, to eastbound Gratiot Connector, to northbound Gratiot Avenue and then to eastbound Eight Mile Road back to eastbound I-94.

Road work on I-75 is resuming in Oakland County starting Friday and will close all freeway lanes between I-696 and Eight Mile Road over the weekend. When I-75 lanes reopen on March 1, only two lanes will be open in each direction from just south of Eight Mile Road to just north of 13 Mile Road, officials said. AdDuring the weekend road closure, I-75 traffic will be rerouted to the following:Northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on Eight Mile Road to northbound Woodward Avenue, then eastbound I-696 back to northbound I-75, andSouthbound I-75 traffic will be detoured to westbound I-696 to southbound Woodward Avenue, then eastbound Eight Mile Road back to southbound I-75. After the weekend closures, some lane and ramp closures will continue through the 2021 construction season in connection with the I-75 road work. Also after March 1, all southbound I-75 traffic will be shifted onto northbound lanes near 13 Mile Road to allow for crews to rebuild the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road, officials said.