I-75 Road Closure to Divert Downriver Drivers

Downriver drivers will be desperately in need of a diversion from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday after northbound and southbound traffic on I-75 closes due to demolition of overpasses.

The interstate will be closed between Fort Street/Shaffer exit in Detroit and Fort Street interchange near Rockwood according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).

Workers will be demolishing two I-75 overpasses as part of an $18 million investment to modernize the Dix-Toledo Road/I-75 interchange in Brownstown Township.

All freeway traffic will be directed to Fort Street (M-85) during the closure.

Southbound through traffic will exit onto eastbound Schaefer Highway and use southbound Fort Street to access southbound I-75 in Rockwood according to MDOT.

Northbound through traffic will exit onto northbound Fort Street in Rockwood and continue north to westbound Schaefer Highway back to northbound I-75 according to MDOT.

Fort Street is currently under construction and down to two lanes in some areas between Southfield and Pennsylvania roads. Expect traffic delays.

Motorists are encouraged to use I-94 and I-275 as alternate routes to avoid major traffic backups.

For emergency responders, one lane of southbound I-75 will be available from the Fort Street/Schaefer Highway exit to Eureka Road. The entrance ramp from Sibley Road to northbound I-75 will be open according to MDOT.

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