Traffic Alert: Memorial Day Weekend Road Work
DETROIT (WWJ) - Due to the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, MDOT will suspend most road work and remove restrictions wherever possible beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, May 24, and continuing until 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.
The following work is scheduled to begin Tuesday night, May 28, through Thursday, May 30. As always, some of this work may be postponed due to weather.
I-94:
In Detroit/Wayne County, the exit and entrance ramps from Van Dyke Avenue to eastbound I-94 will be closed beginning Wednesday, May 29, at 9 a.m. through early October.
In Detroit/Wayne County, both directions of I-94 between Cadieux and Conner avenues will have single-lane closures nightly from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
I-75:
In Wayne County, southbound I-75 at South Huron River Drive will have a single-lane closure for pavement repairs beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. and ending Friday at 5 p.m.
In Oakland County, the southbound I-75 ramp to 12 Mile Road will be closed for permit work from Tuesday at 9 a.m. until Thursday at 2 p.m.
M-39:
In Wayne County, the northbound M-39 ramp to Van Born Road will be closed for permit work on Tuesday at 9 a.m. until Saturday, June 1.
US-24 (Telegraph Road):
In Oakland County, northbound Telegraph Road north of 8 Mile Road will have a single-lane closure daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. beginning Tuesday and ending in early June for utility work.
M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue):
In Detroit/Wayne County, both directions of Van Dyke Avenue between Lambert Street and Harper Avenue will be closed from Wednesday at 7 a.m. until early October. Local access will be maintained to businesses and residents.
M-97 (Groesbeck Highway):
In Macomb County, southbound Groesbeck Highway from 14 Mile Road to Hayes Road will have double-lane closures nightly from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
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