Traffic Alert: Labor Day Weekend Road Work

DETROIT (WWJ) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on more than half of its road projects for the Labor Day weekend.

Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday and continuing until 6 a.m. Tuesday, 82 of 147 projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed.

This will make travel easier for the estimated 1.2 million motorists using Michigan roads and bridges for one last summer trip, according to AAA Michigan.

The following is a list of work zones that will remain active, or have lane restrictions, during the Labor Day weekend. If necessary, detour routes will be posted at the project location.

City of Detroit

M-39 (Southfield Freeway) is closed in both directions between M-5 (Grand River Avenue) and M-10 (Lodge Freeway) for reconstruction. Traffic detoured via US-24 (Telegraph Road).

M-39 is down to one lane in both directions between M-5 and I-94 for ongoing construction.

I-96 eastbound and westbound ramps to northbound M-39 are closed and detoured via US-24.

Oakland County

Crooks Road will be down to one lane in each direction over M-59.

I-96 has three lanes open in each direction between Milford Road and Kent Lake Road, with a traffic shift and reduced speeds posted. In addition, the northbound and southbound Kent Lake Road ramps to westbound I-96 are closed.

M-5 right lanes closed in each direction between Purdue Street and 8 Mile Road.

M-59 has two lanes open in each direction between Crooks Road and Opdyke Road with a traffic shift and reduced speeds posted. Also, the eastbound M-59 ramp to northbound I-75 is closed.

St. Clair County

Water Street entrance ramp to eastbound I-94/I-69 is closed with a detour posted. I-94/I-69 eastbound exit to Water Street is closed with a detour posted.

I-94/I-69 has two lanes open in each direction between the Black River Bridge and Lapeer Road with a traffic shift and reduced speeds posted.

The northbound Lapeer connector is closed from Lapeer Road to I-94/I-69.

Macomb County

I-94 left shoulders closed in each direction at 11 Mile Road for bridge work.

I-696 has shoulder closures in both directions between M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) and M-97 (Groesbeck Highway) for ongoing bridge construction.

M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) is reduced to two lanes in each direction between Crocker Boulevard and Clinton River Drive. M-3 southbound bridge over the Clinton River is closed for bridge replacement with a posted detour.

Wayne County

M-85 (Fort Street) has the northbound right lane closed from Pennsylvania Road to Eureka Road.

I-94 has shoulder closures in each direction under Belleville Road. Also, Belleville Road is down to a single lane in each direction above I-94.

Traveling out of the area? Click here for a list of work zones throughout the state.

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