Detroit, MI - Weather permitting, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) contract crews will be setting steel bridge beams on the Grand River Avenue overpass above I-94 this weekend. This work will require closing westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Westbound I-94 is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14.
Fast facts:
- - MDOT is replacing the Grand River Avenue bridge over I-94.
- - Setting bridge beams requires closing westbound I-94 from I-75 to I-96 starting Friday night.
- - Traffic will be detoured using I-75 and I-96.
Westbound I-94 traffic will be detoured via southbound I-75 and westbound I-96 back to westbound I-94. All entrance ramps to westbound I-94 from Mt. Elliott to Linwood streets will be closed by 9 p.m. Friday and will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday.
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The new Grand River Avenue overpass will replace the original structure built in 1952. All work on this $14.6 million investment is schedule to be completed in spring 2023.
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