LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that multiple road rebuilding projects are expected to begin. The projects include the final year of US-31 and I-94 rebuilding in Benton Charter Township, the M-25 improvement project in Port Huron and Fort Gratiot Township and the I-94 expansion project in Kalamazoo.
"We are continuing to fix the damn roads across Michigan to keep drivers safe and save them time and money," said Governor Whitmer. "Since I took office, Michigan has repaired, rebuilt, or replaced over 13,000 lane miles of road and over 900 bridges, supporting nearly 82,000 jobs. I am proud of our record progress to fix our roads and bridges with the right mix and materials, so they stay fixed. The projects we’re kicking off will add to that total and support even more good-paying jobs in these communities. Both my Rebuilding Michigan Plan and the bipartisan Building Michigan Together Plan are helping us deliver on an issue that matters to us all—safe, reliable infrastructure. Let’s get it done."
US-31 and I-94 in Benton Charter Township
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be completing the three-year, $121.5 million investment to connect US-31 to I-94, rebuild I-94 Business Loop (BL) (Main Street) and the I-196/I-94 interchange, and rebuild I-94 between Britain Avenue and I-196 in Benton Charter Township, Berrien County.
Work will start today with crews sealing the new US-31 and Territorial Road bridges over I-94. There will be nighttime double-lane closures on I-94 for a week to complete this work.
Starting Monday, April 11, I-94 traffic will be shifted onto the westbound lanes to allow crews to rebuild 3.5 miles of eastbound I-94 from Britain Avenue to east of I-196. Throughout this work, two lanes will be open in each direction on I-94.
Crews will continue work to complete 1.8 miles of new US-31 lanes and the connection to I-94.
This year’s work will include completing the I-94 BL interchange with I-94, which will require closing and detouring the eastbound I-94 ramps to northbound I-196, and from southbound I-196 to eastbound I-94. The closures are expected to start Friday, April 15.
The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-196 will be detoured on eastbound I-94 to M-140 Watervliet Exit 41, then back onto westbound I-94 to northbound I-196.
The southbound I-196 ramp to eastbound I-94 will be detoured from southbound I-196 to Red Arrow Highway Exit 1, east to M-140, then south to I-94.
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