Next phase of 8 Mile resurfacing project begins in Metro Detroit: What to know

The second and final year of a project to resurface 8 Mile Road in Metro Detroit will begin on Thursday.

The project spans M-102 (8 Mile Road) between M-1 (Woodward Avenue) and M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) with work beginning on the westbound side first.

Beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, March 28, through May 8:

• Westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) will have two lanes open from Dequindre to John R. roads for improvements and resurfacing.
• The westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) service drive will have one lane open from Merrill Avenue, west of Dequindre Road, to John R. Road.
• The northbound I-75 service drive will have one lane open at M-102 (8 Mile Road).
• The northbound I-75 service drive ramp to westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) will have one ramp lane open.

All intersections and crossovers will remain open during this stage of work. After May 8, work will move to improve the intersections of the westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) service drive and the I-75 service drives.

This $50 million investment involves resurfacing approximately 5 miles of M-102 (8 Mile Road) between M-1 (Woodward Avenue) and M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) through the communities of Detroit, Ferndale, Hazel Park, and Warren.

The work includes hot-mix asphalt resurfacing, concrete patching, signal upgrades, sidewalk ramp improvements compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), sign replacement, drainage upgrades, and bridge work at I-75.