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Traffic Alert: Weekend Road Work

DETROIT (WWJ) - If you're headed to a cider mill or pumpkin patch this weekend, you might want to check the roads first so you don't get stuck in a traffic jam.

Save yourself some time and hassle by planning your route ahead of time to avoid the following construction areas announced by MDOT.

As always, some of this work may be postponed due to weather.

I-75:

In Oakland County, southbound I-75 will have two lanes closed from M-15 to Clintonville Road from 8 p.m. Friday until 4 p.m. Sunday.

I-94:

In Macomb County, eastbound and westbound I-94 will have double-lane closures between 23 Mile and County Line roads from 9 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday for resurfacing work.

In Macomb County, westbound I-94 will have double-lane closures from County Line Road to 23 Mile Road from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.

In Detroit, eastbound I-94 will have two lanes closed from Michigan Avenue to I-96 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday for bridge work. Westbound I-94 will have two lanes closed from I-96 to Wyoming Avenue during the same time frame. There will intermittent 15-minute stoppages between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. so crews can set bridge beams. (This closure is contingent on the Detroit Tigers playoff schedule.)

In Detroit, eastbound I-94 will have a left-lane closure each night at Conner Avenue beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and ending at 5 a.m. Monday for freeway lighting inspections.

In Detroit, M-10 lighting work will close the ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound M-10 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ramp traffic will be detoured to eastbound I-94 to northbound I-75 and then to westbound M-8 to access northbound M-10.

In Wayne County, westbound I-94 from Oakwood to Pelham will have two lanes closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for ongoing bridge work.

M-1 (Woodward Avenue):

In Oakland County, northbound and southbound Woodward Avenue will be reduced to one lane between 10 Mile and 14 Mile roads from 10 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday for ongoing road work.

M-10 (Lodge Freeway):

In Detroit, the left lane of northbound M-10 will be closed from Warren to Davison avenues from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday for lighting inspections.

In Detroit, southbound M-10 will have a single-lane closure nightly from Grand Boulevard to Jefferson Avenue from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. starting Thursday and ending Saturday morning.

I-96:

In Oakland County, eastbound I-96 will have a single-lane closure at Kent Lake Road from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday for pavement striping. Westbound I-96 will have a single-lane closure at Kent Lake Road on Sunday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.

I-696:

In Macomb County, eastbound I-696 will have a single-lane closure at Fairfield from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.

M-102 (Eight Mile Road):

In Detroit, eastbound 8 Mile Road will have one lane closed at Asbury Park (between Southfield and Greenfield roads) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friday for utility work.

M-39 (Southfield Freeway):

In Detroit, northbound and southbound M-39 will have single left-lane closures between I-96 and 7 Mile Road beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and ending at 5 a.m. Monday.

In Wayne County, southbound M-39 at I-94 will be reduced to one lane from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday for ongoing bridge work.

In Wayne County, northbound M-39 ramps to both eastbound and westbound I-94 will close beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and ending on Thursday, October 19. The work is for ongoing bridge work. Ramp traffic is directed to follow northbound M-39 to westbound US-12 to access I-94.

I-275:

In Wayne County, northbound I-275 will be reduced to one lane at Cherry Hill Road from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday for ongoing bridge work.

M-19:

In St. Clair County, M-19 will be closed between Washington and Division streets from 5-6 p.m. on Friday for the Richmond Homecoming Parade. Detours will be posted in each direction.

Beginning Monday, October 15:

I-94:

In Macomb County, eastbound and westbound I-94 will be reduced to a single lane nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. between 23 Mile and County Line roads starting Monday night and ending Friday morning.

I-96:

In Oakland County, eastbound and westbound I-96 will have a single-lane closure at Kent Lake Road from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday. All three lanes of westbound I-96 will be open by noon.

I-696:

In Oakland County, westbound I-696 will have two lanes closed at Evergreen beginning at 9 p.m. Monday and ending at 5 a.m. the following morning.

In Oakland County, eastbound I-696 will have multiple lanes closed at Manistee beginning at 9 p.m. Monday and ending at 5 a.m. the following morning.

For the latest from the roads, stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 during Traffic and Weather on the 8s, 24-hours a day. Check for recent traffic incidents now on the CBSDetroit Traffic Page.

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