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Construction on I-94, I-75 Expected This Weekend

Motorists in Wayne County can anticipate detours and possible delays, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Thursday construction projects that may cause delays this weekend on local freeways.Β 

I-94Β 

Eastbound I-94 will be closed at M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) for ongoing bridge replacement in Detroit. The full closure isΒ from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.Β Saturday.Β The detour directs to theΒ I-94 exit and entrance ramps at Van Dyke.

Westbound I-94 at theΒ Rohns Pedestrian Overpass (near Gratiot Avenue) will go downΒ to a single right-lane fromΒ 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for bridge maintenance.

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In Macomb County, westbound I-94 will have a single lane open from Masonic Boulevard to 10 Mile Road fromΒ 6 a.m. SaturdayΒ toΒ 5 a.m. Monday.

I-96

In Detroit, the right eastbound I-96 express lane and the left lane of the eastbound local lanes will be closed from Meyers to Davison fromΒ 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. SaturdayΒ for lighting work.Β 

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I-75

In Detroit, the ongoing resurfacing project between I-94 and 7 Mile Road will have the following restrictions scheduled:

  • Two left lanes on southbound I-75 will be closed from Holbrook Avenue to I-94 fromΒ 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday.
  • Two left lanes on northbound I-75 will be closed from I-94 to Holbrook Avenue fromΒ 9 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday and again fromΒ 9 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
  • Two left northbound lanes on I-75 will be closed from Holbrook Avenue to the Davison Freeway fromΒ 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
In Wayne County, ramp reconstruction at the I-75/Eureka Road interchange will have the following restrictions scheduled fromΒ 5 a.m. SaturdayΒ untilΒ 9 p.m. Sunday:
  • Eastbound and westbound Eureka Road entrance ramps to southbound I-75 will be closed
  • Northbound I-75 exit ramp to Eureka Road will be closed
  • The two right lanes will be closed on eastbound Eureka Road fromΒ Racho Road to I-75

M-85 (Fort Street)Β 

In Wayne County, both directions of M-85 (Fort Street) betweenΒ Cloverlawn Avenue and Southfield Road will have two lanes closed beginning from 7 a.m.Β Saturday, ending in early August for pavement repair.

Β Source: Michigan Department of Transportation

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