Orange barrels on most road work will be moved aside to ease holiday weekend travel - see the list

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Ahead of the holiday weekend, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will move orange construction barrels to the side of the road and remove other lane restrictions on 100 road and bridge projects starting Friday afternoon.

The pause in work on 100 of the 162 projects across the state will start at 3 p.m. Friday, July 1 and continue until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5. While the work will be paused, MDOT is reminding drivers that most of those work zones may still have equipment and traffic adjustments - such as temporary lane shifts or closed shoulders - in place.

“Throughout the spring and early summer, we have been moving dirt to fix the damn roads during a historic construction season, but this Fourth of July weekend, we’re moving construction barrels to ease holiday traffic,” said GovWhitmer. “On Tuesday the hardworking men and women who build our infrastructure will be back at it, fixing our roads and bridges to save drivers time and money.”

AAA Michigan estimates over 1.7 million Michiganders are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home over the Fourth of July holiday weekend - a 10% increase from 2021.

Below is a list of those work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions over the 4th of July weekend. Necessary detours will be posted.

Southern Michigan

Clinton County

I-69 has the following restrictions:

One lane of I-69 is closed in each direction with a traffic shift between I-96 and Airport Road.
The eastbound I-96 ramp to eastbound I-69 is closed.
The Francis Road ramp to eastbound I-69 is closed.
The eastbound I-69 ramp to Airport Road is closed.

Eaton County & Calhoun County

I-69 has the following restrictions:

One lane of I-69 is closed in each direction with a traffic shift between I-94 and Ainger Road.
One lane of southbound I-69 is closed at M-50.
The southbound I-69 ramp to M-50 is closed.
The northbound I-69 ramp to N Drive is closed.
The southbound I-69 ramp to Ainger Road is closed.
The M-78 ramp to northbound I-69 is closed.

Ingham County

I-96 Business Loop has the following restrictions:

One lane is open in each direction between Delta Street and Mildred Street.

M-43 (Grand River Avenue) has the following restrictions:

One lane is closed in each direction from Mohawk Road to Cornell Road. Okemos Road is closed at M-43.

US-127 has the following restrictions:

One lane is closed in each direction from the Jackson County line to M-36.

I-496 has the following restrictions:

closed and detoured from M-99 to Grand Avenue. River Street is closed.

Jackson County

I-94 has the following restrictions:

The westbound I-94 ramp to Cooper Street is closed.
All ramps at the I-94/Michigan Avenue interchange near Parma are closed.

US-127 has the following restrictions:

One lane closed in each direction just north of McDevitt Avenue

US-127/M-50 (West Avenue) has the following restrictions:

One northbound lane is closed at I-94. The northbound US-127/M-50 (West Avenue) ramp to westbound I-94 is closed and detoured.

Livingston County

M-59 has the following restrictions:

One eastbound lane was closed from Cundy Road to the Oakland County line and one westbound lane was closed from the Oakland County line to Clark Road.

Monroe County

I-75 has the following restrictions:

One lane is closed in each direction between Erie Road and Otter Creek Road.
The northbound exit and entrance ramps at Swan Creek Road/Newport Road (Exit 21) are closed.

US-24 has the following restrictions:

One lane is closed in each direction with a traffic shift from Townsquare Boulevard to Newburg Road.

Northern Lower Peninsula

Emmet County

I-75 has the following restrictions:

Southbound ramp to US-23 (Exit 338) closed in Mackinaw City; detour on city streets.

Iosco County and Ogemaw County

M-55 has the following restrictions:

One lane of alternating traffic with temporary traffic signals on the bridge over the Au Gres River.

Upper Peninsula

Alger County

M-28 has the following restrictions:

Two lanes open between Commercial Street and Bay View Street in Munising with a traffic shift.

Delta County

M-183 has the following restrictions:

One lane is open in alternating directions via temporary signals at a culvert crossing 2 miles south of US-2.

Gogebic County

US-2 has the following restrictions:

A posted detour is in place for eastbound US-2 traffic in Bessemer.

Houghton County

US-41 (College Ave.) has the following restrictions:

A posted detour is in place for southbound US-41 traffic.

Marquette County

US-41 has the following restrictions:

Two through-lanes and a center left-turn lane open between Blemhuber Avenue and Furnace Street with a traffic shift.

Ontonagon County

M-64 has the following restrictions:

One lane is open in alternating directions over the Floodwood River west of Ontonagon via temporary signals.
One lane is open in alternating directions over the Halfway River west of Ontonagon via temporary signals.

US-45 has the following restrictions:

One lane is open in alternating directions over Roselawn Creek via temporary signals southeast of Ewen.

Central Michigan and Thumb

Arenac County

M-65 has one lane open with a temporary signal from Reid Street to Reisinger Road.
US-23 Connector has the eastbound lanes closed; the westbound connector has one lane open. US-23/M-13 through Standish has one lane open in each direction. Lincoln Road is closed over I-75, and Melita Road has one lane open with temporary traffic signals.

Genesee County

I-69 will have two lanes open in each direction from Hammerberg Road to M-54. Ramps at the I-69/I-475 interchange are closed and detoured.
M-15 in Davison will have one northbound lane open from Birth Street to South Street; southbound M-15 is closed and detoured. Clark Street is closed in each direction between Dayton Street and Main Street.

Lapeer County

Lapeer Road is closed over I-69 and detoured.
I-69 will have one lane open in each direction from Lake Pleasant Road to Newark Road.

Sanilac County

M-90 is closed over the Black River and detoured via Todd Road, Galbraith Line Road, and Wildcat Road.

St. Clair County

M-25 in Port Huron has one lane open in each direction from Hancock Street to M-136.

West Michigan

Allegan County

M-40 (Lincoln Road) has one lane open over I-196 with temporary traffic signals.
M-179 (129th Avenue) has the ramp to southbound US-131 closed.
US-31 has the northbound lanes closed at I-196 with traffic detoured to Adams Street (Exit 52). The southbound US-31 ramp to Washington Avenue/Blue Star Highway is closed.

Kent County

I-96 has one westbound lane open with a traffic shift between Whitneyville Avenue and 36th Street. The following ramps will be closed:
- The eastbound I-96 ramp to westbound M-6
- The eastbound M-6 ramp to eastbound I-96
- The 36th Street ramp to eastbound I-96
I-96 has the eastbound ramp to southbound US-131 closed with a posted detour. The M-37 (Alpine Avenue) ramp to southbound US-131 is also closed.
I-196 has westbound lanes shifted at the I-196 Business Loop (Chicago Drive) interchange in Grandville. The eastbound I-196 ramp to Chicago Drive is closed, and the Chicago Drive ramp to westbound I-196 is closed.

Mecosta County

US-131 Business Route (19 Mile Road) in Big Rapids is closed between 220th Avenue and Northland Drive. Detour posted.

Muskegon County

I-96 has one lane open in each direction at Hile Road near US-31.
I-96 has one lane open in each direction over Norris Creek near Fruitport.

Ottawa County

I-196 has a traffic shift with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane open between Hudsonville and Zeeland.

Southwest Michigan

Berrien County

I-94 has two lanes open in each direction with a traffic shift from I-196 to Britain Avenue. The southbound I-196 ramp to eastbound I-94 is closed and detoured.
M-140 is closed at the Paw Paw Lake outlet in Watervliet with a posted detour.

Calhoun County

I-69 has one lane open in each direction from I-94 to M-78.
I-69 has one lane open in each direction between M-60 and Marshall Drive.
I-94 has two lanes open in each direction at I-69 with a traffic shift.

Kalamazoo County

I-94 has ramp closures at Portage Road; Portage Road has one lane open in each direction with no left turns at Kilgore Road.

Metro Detroit

Macomb County

M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) has two lanes open in each direction between 12 Mile and 14 Mile roads; the eastbound I-94 ramp to M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) is closed.
M-59 has two lanes open in each direction between M-97 (Groesbeck Highway) and I-94; the eastbound I-94 ramp to westbound M-59 and the westbound M-59 ramp to westbound I-94 are closed.

Oakland County

I-75 has two lanes open in each direction between I-696 and 14 Mile Road; the I-696 ramps to northbound I-75 remain closed.
I-96 has the following restrictions:
- Two westbound lanes open between I-696 and Kent Lake Road.
- Rwo eastbound lanes open between Kent Lake Road and Wixom Road.
The Kent Lake Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed.
The eastbound I-96 entrance and exit ramps at Milford Road are closed.
The eastbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road is closed.
M-5 has three northbound lanes open between 13 Mile and 14 Mile roads.
M-15 (Main Street) will be closed and detoured between Waldon Road and Miller Road for an event 9:30 a.m. - noon July 4.

Wayne County

Ann Arbor Road has one lane closed in each direction at Beck Road.
I-94 will have the following restrictions:
The Frontenac Street, Burns Street, Cadillac Avenue, M-5 (Grand River Avenue), and Second Avenue bridges are all closed over I-94.
The eastbound I-96 ramp to eastbound I-94 is closed.
The westbound I-96 ramp to eastbound I-94 is closed
The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-75 is closed.
I-275 has two lanes open in each direction between I-94 and M-14/I-96.
M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) will have two northbound lanes open between Randolph/Broadway Street and St. Antoine Street.
M-8 will have one lane open in each direction between John R Road and Goddard Street. Dequindre Street will have one lane open in each direction over M-8.
M-85 (Fort Street) will have one lane open in each direction at Woodmere Street.
M-85 (Fort Street) has one lane open in each direction under I-75. M-153 (Ford Road) has two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane open between US-24 and M-39. Southbound Hines Drive is closed at M-153.
US-24 (Telegraph Road) has two lanes open in each direction between I-94 and US-12.

MDOT oversees I, M, and US routes and is responsible for almost 10,000 miles of state highways, which carry more than 50% of all traffic and about 70% of commercial traffic across the state.

For the most up-to-date information on MDOT projects, check the list of statewide lane closures on the Mi Drive website .

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