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Traffic Alert: I-75 In Detroit Closed This Weekend For Bridge Demolition

DETROIT (WWJ) - It's a know before you go traffic -- especially if you plan on heading downtown Detroit this weekend.

Construction crews will be closing a section of I-75 between I-375 and the Lodge Freeway (M-10) beginning Friday at 9 p.m. The lanes are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22.

The I-75 closure is required so crews can demolish the southbound lanes of the Woodward Avenue overpass above the freeway. It's all part of the construction for the M-1 Rail.

To accommodate fans heading to Sunday's Detroit Lions game, crews will open the ramp from northbound I-75 to Grand River Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday.

During the closure, northbound I-75 motorists will be directed to westbound I-96, to eastbound I-94, then back to northbound I-75. Southbound motorists will be directed to westbound I-94, to eastbound I-96, then back to southbound I-75. The ramps from northbound and southbound M-10 to southbound I-75 will be open over the entire weekend.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 22, I-75 will have three lanes open in each direction under the Woodward Avenue Bridge with traffic shifted towards the outside shoulders of the freeway. The Clifford Street entrance ramp to northbound I-75 will remain closed until all bridge work is completed in fall 2015.

The west side of the I-75 Bridge at Woodward Avenue and the service drives will not be accessible to pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians will have to cross on the east side of Woodward Avenue either at Sibley Street or Elizabeth Street.

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 incidents now on the CBS Detroit Traffic Page.

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