There are several closures happening this weekend that you need to know about if you’re driving in Metro Detroit.
Construction work will require the closure of westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Westbound I-94 is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. The I-94 closure was canceled Friday before 4 p.m.
Update: Westbound I-94 closure from I-75 to I-96 canceled due to high wind advisory
I-75 will be closed in both directions between I-696 and the I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) to remove an existing traffic shift starting Friday (Nov. 4) night.
Starting at 5 a.m. Monday (Nov. 7), the two-lane southbound I-75 ramp to I-696 will have one lane closed until late February 2023.
- Westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 will be closed starting at 9 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 4) and will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday (Nov. 7).
- I-75 will be closed between I-696 and I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) starting Friday (Nov. 4) night. One lane of southbound I-75 will reopen by 10 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 6).
- The two-lane southbound I-75 ramp to I-696 will have one lane closed starting at 5 a.m. Monday (Nov. 7) until late February 2023.
What to know about the I-94 closure
The closure has been canceled and will be rescheduled. The original report is still below.
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews will be setting steel bridge beams on the Grand River Avenue overpass above I-94 this weekend, if the weather permits.
The work will require closing westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Westbound I-94 is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
Westbound I-94 traffic will be detoured via southbound I-75 and westbound I-96 back to westbound I-94. All entrance ramps to westbound I-94 from Mt. Elliott to Linwood streets will be closed by 9 p.m. Friday and will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday.
The new Grand River Avenue overpass will replace the original structure built in 1952. All work is scheduled to be completed in spring 2023.
- MDOT is replacing the Grand River Avenue bridge over I-94.
- Setting bridge beams requires closing westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 starting Friday night.
- Traffic will be detoured using I-75 and I-96.
What to know about the I-75 closures
I-75 will be closed in both directions between I-696 and the I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) to remove the existing traffic shift starting Friday (Nov. 4) night.
Currently, both directions of I-75 share the southbound lanes between I-696 and 13 Mile Road. After the weekend, northbound I-75 will be on its normal alignment with two lanes open in each direction.
The closure will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 4). Before the closure, crews will start closing ramps at 7 p.m. All ramps to northbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 14 Mile Road. All ramps to southbound I-75 will be closed from M-59 to 11 Mile Road.
During the closure, northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on I-696 to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue), then eastbound Square Lake Road back to northbound I-75. Entrance ramps to northbound I-75 will remain open from 14 Mile Road to Crooks Road/Corporate Drive for local traffic. Northbound I-75 will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
Southbound I-75 traffic will use westbound Square Lake Road to southbound M-1, then eastbound I-696 back to southbound I-75. One lane of southbound I-75 will reopen by 10 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 6).
Two lanes of southbound I-75, and all associated ramps, will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday (Nov. 7).
- I-75 will be closed between I-696 and I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) starting Friday night.
- One lane of southbound I-75 will reopen by 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6.
- Local traffic will be able to enter northbound I-75 at 14 Mile, Rochester, Big Beaver, and Crooks roads.
The following ramps will remain closed through mid-November:
- Eastbound and Westbound I-696 to northbound I-75
- 11 Mile Road to and from northbound and southbound I-75
- 12 Mile Road to northbound I-75
Service Drive: Northbound service drive from Lincoln Avenue to Gardenia will be closed through mid-November 2022. Access from corresponding local streets will also be closed at the service drive, including access from 11 Mile Road. However, 11 Mile Road itself will remain open.
Southbound I-75 ramp to I-696 will have one lane closed until late February
Starting at 5 a.m. Monday (Nov. 7), the two-lane southbound I-75 ramp to I-696 will have one lane closed until late February 2023.
During the single-lane closure, access will be maintained to eastbound and westbound I-696. By mid-November, crews will open three lanes of I-75 in both directions between M-102 (8 Mile Road) and M-59 and reopen the ramps from I-696 to northbound I-75.
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