Contact: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications, 248-483-5107, MorosiR@Michigan.gov Agency: Transportation
Fast facts:
- The I-75 modernization resumes Friday with a weekend closure for bridge demolition and prep work for a future traffic shift.
- Northbound I-75 will be closed from 8 Mile to Square Lake roads; southbound lanes will be closed from I-696 to 8 Mile Road.
- Continuous lane closures in each direction begin Monday, March 2.
February 25, 2020 -- Weather permitting, the reconstruction of I-75 in Oakland County resumes on Friday, Feb. 28, with a freeway closure for bridge demolition and prep work for an upcoming traffic shift.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, northbound I-75 will be closed from 8 Mile to Square Lake roads, and southbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 8 Mile Road. The full closure is needed to demolish the Meyers Road, Woodward Heights Boulevard, John R. Road turnaround, and Harry Avenue bridges over the freeway in the city of Hazel Park, and to prep for an upcoming traffic shift from 13 Mile Road to Coolidge Highway. Both directions of I-75 will reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. Monday, March 2.
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Prior to the freeway closure, crews will begin closing the left lane on southbound I-75 and entrance ramps at 9 p.m. and start freeway lane closures at 10 p.m.
During the closure, northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on 8 Mile Road to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue), then eastbound Square Lake Road back to northbound I-75. Southbound I-75 traffic will use westbound I-696 to southbound M-1, then eastbound 8 Mile Road back to southbound I-75. In addition to the full closure, the left lane of southbound I-75 will be closed from Coolidge Highway to 13 Mile Road over the weekend.
Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, March 2, both directions of I-75 will have two lanes open between 8 Mile and Coolidge Highway until the end of the 2020 construction season.
Follow I-75 modernization progress on the web at www.Modernize75.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Modernize75 or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Modernize75.
Fast facts:
- The I-75 modernization resumes Friday with a weekend closure for bridge demolition and prep work for a future traffic shift.
- Northbound I-75 will be closed from 8 Mile to Square Lake roads; southbound lanes will be closed from I-696 to 8 Mile Road.
- Continuous lane closures in each direction begin Monday, March 2.
February 25, 2020 -- Weather permitting, the reconstruction of I-75 in Oakland County resumes on Friday, Feb. 28, with a freeway closure for bridge demolition and prep work for an upcoming traffic shift.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, northbound I-75 will be closed from 8 Mile to Square Lake roads, and southbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 8 Mile Road. The full closure is needed to demolish the Meyers Road, Woodward Heights Boulevard, John R. Road turnaround, and Harry Avenue bridges over the freeway in the city of Hazel Park, and to prep for an upcoming traffic shift from 13 Mile Road to Coolidge Highway. Both directions of I-75 will reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. Monday, March 2.
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Prior to the freeway closure, crews will begin closing the left lane on southbound I-75 and entrance ramps at 9 p.m. and start freeway lane closures at 10 p.m.
During the closure, northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on 8 Mile Road to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue), then eastbound Square Lake Road back to northbound I-75. Southbound I-75 traffic will use westbound I-696 to southbound M-1, then eastbound 8 Mile Road back to southbound I-75. In addition to the full closure, the left lane of southbound I-75 will be closed from Coolidge Highway to 13 Mile Road over the weekend.
Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, March 2, both directions of I-75 will have two lanes open between 8 Mile and Coolidge Highway until the end of the 2020 construction season.
Follow I-75 modernization progress on the web at www.Modernize75.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Modernize75 or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Modernize75.
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