In order to make travel more convenient for motorists, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 65 percent of its road projects for the Labor Day weekend. Beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, and continuing until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 81 of 124 projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed. This will make travel easier for the approximately 1 million motorists that AAA Michigan estimates will travel over the popular end-of-the-summer holiday.

"While many of our work zones will be inactive, some of our projects will have lane restrictions this weekend," said MDOT Director Kirk T. Steudle. "Drivers need to use caution and watch for construction zones and traffic shifts. We want everyone to make it back home safely at the end of the Labor Day holiday weekend."

MDOT is responsible for nearly 10,000 miles of state highways which carry approximately 80 percent of all motor vehicle travel in Michigan.

While many construction zones may be inactive for the holiday, motorists can expect to see safety belt enforcement zones in full swing across the state. Please buckle up to save your life…and your money!

Check the department's MI Drive Web site before planning your route. Click the "MDOT Halts Most Work for Holiday" notice on the Web site at www.michigan.gov/drive for holiday travel information.

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.

The following projects will have some restrictions:

Upper Peninsula

• US-41 from Humboldt to Champion in Marquette County will have a traffic shift and a 10-foot width restriction.

• US-2 at the Cut River bridge in Mackinac County will have a detour on Cut River Road and Prater Boulevard. Commercial vehicle drivers are encouraged to use I-75, M-123, M- 28, and M-117 as an alternate route around the construction zone.   

For more information, contact James Lake, Superior Region communications representative, at 906-786-1830 ext. 321.

Northern Lower Peninsula

• M-115 between 50th Avenue and 19 Mile Road in Osceola County has a single lane open in each direction, and speeds reduced to 45 mph for about a mile instead of the usual passing relief lanes in this section.

• Northbound and southbound I-75 at McCoy Road in Otsego County will have lane shifts.

• M-33/M-72 from McKinley Road to Cherry Creek Road in Oscoda County will have lane shifts.

• M-55 at Hope Creek in Iosco County will be maintained using a temporary traffic signal.

For more information, contact Bob Felt, North Region communications representative, at     989-731-5090.

West Michigan



• I-196 from Kenowa Avenue to M-11 in Kent County will have one lane of traffic maintained eastbound and two lanes westbound. There will be 11-foot width restrictions in each direction. The following on ramps will be closed and detoured:

    Westbound I-196 from westbound 44th Street;

    Westbound I-196 from westbound Chicago Drive;

    Eastbound I-196 from eastbound and westbound Chicago Drive.

• M-20 in Newaygo County from M-37 to Elm Street will be closed and detoured.

• Old US-31 in Oceana County over the Pentwater River will have lane restrictions.  One lane in each direction will be maintained on the east half of the structure.

For more information, contact Dawn Garner, Grand Region communications representative, at 616-451-4063.

Southwest Michigan

• I-94 Business Loop (Dickman Road) will have single lane closures from M-66 to Claire Street in Battle Creek in Calhoun County.

• I-94 between Mile Markers 34 and 39 will have two lanes open in each direction with eastbound traffic crossed over to the westbound roadway in Berrien County.

• I-94 between Mile Markers 4 and 6 will have two lanes open in each direction, in Berrien County.

• US-12 at the Galien River between New Buffalo and Three Oaks will have one lane of alternating traffic open with temporary traffic signals in Berrien County.

• M-63 over Higman Park Road will have one lane open in each direction in Berrien County.

• Phoenix Road over I-196 in South Haven will have one lane open in each direction in Van Buren County.

• Northbound M-40 in the city of Gobles is closed and detoured to 20th Avenue and 32nd Street. Southbound M-40 is open (Van Buren).

• US-131 from Eliza Street to Shaver Road will have single lane closures (Kalamazoo).

• Parkview Avenue over US-131 is closed and detoured (Kalamazoo).

• The I-94/ US-131 interchange will have the following ramps closed (Kalamazoo):

    Northbound US-131 to westbound I-94;

    Eastbound I-94 to northbound US-131;

    Westbound I-94 to southbound US-131;

    Northbound US-131 to eastbound I-94;

    Northbound US-131 to westbound I-94;

    Eastbound I-94 to southbound US-131; and

    Southbound US-131 to eastbound I-94.

For more information, contact Julie Hurley, Southwest Region communications representative, at 269-208-7829.

Central Michigan and Thumb

• I-75 from M-84 (Hotchkiss Road) to south of US-10 in Bay County will have three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes open from Wednesday to Saturday. Beginning later on Saturday through Wednesday, three southbound and two northbound lanes will be open.

• I-75 Zilwaukee Bridge in Saginaw County will have northbound traffic traveling across the bridge using southbound lanes, from Tuesday, Aug. 12 to Saturday Aug. 30. Southbound I-75 traffic will be detoured to I-675 to I-75. Saturday, Aug. 30, by midnight, northbound I-75 across the Zilwaukee Bridge will be closed with traffic detoured to I-675 northbound to I-75. Southbound I-75 lanes will reopen across the bridge.

• I-75 from Birch Run to Bridgeport in Saginaw County will have three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes open from Wednesday to Saturday. Beginning later Saturday through Wednesday, three southbound and two northbound lanes will be open.

• US-10 from Sanford Lake east to the Midland/Bay County line will have occasional single lane and shoulder closures with a minimum of one lane open in each direction in Midland County.

• M-90 over the Black River in the city of Croswell in Sanilac County will have at least one lane open in each direction with traffic maintained using temporary signals.

For more information, contact Anita Richardson, Bay Region communications representative, at 989-754-0878 ext. 227.

Southern Mid-Michigan

• US-127 Business Route in St. Johns between Townsend Road and the US-127 interchange will have one lane open in each direction.

• M-36 in Mason between US-127 and Steele Street will have one lane open in each direction.

• Farm Lane, on the campus of Michigan State University, north of Mt. Hope Road, will be closed with a detour posted.

• Old US-27 from Otto Road in Charlotte to I-69 north of Potterville will have only one lane open northbound, with all southbound traffic detoured.

• M-99 over the Grand River in Windsor Township will have one lane open in each direction.

• M-99 (Martin Luther King Boulevard) over the Grand River and I-496 in Lansing will have one lane open in each direction with a traffic shift for southbound traffic.

• M-100 over the Grand River in downtown Grand Ledge will have one lane open in each direction.

• M-50 near Sunfield will have shoulder closures.

• M-59 near Howell between Byron Road and Mallard Pond will have one lane open in each direction with traffic shifted to the southbound shoulder.

• I-94 at Dearing Road (Exit 133) will have ramp closures with a posted detour. Two lanes will be maintained in each direction on I-94 with a traffic shift.

• The Sandstone Rest Area off eastbound I-94, west of Jackson, will be closed.

For more information, contact Kari Arend, University Region communications representative, at 517-750-0406.

Metro Detroit Region

Oakland County

• I-96/Wixom Rd. interchange - both Wixom Road ramps to I-96 are closed.

• Two lanes will be maintained on I-75 between Maple Road and Crooks Road in Troy.

• Two lanes will be maintained on I-75 between M-24 in Auburn Hills and M-15 in Clarkston.

City of Detroit

• Northbound and southbound I-75 remains closed between Clark Street (Exit 47A) and the I-96 split (Exit 48) in southwest Detroit. Posted detour is northbound I-275 to eastbound I-94 back to northbound I-75. In conjunction, the left lane of southbound I-75 remains closed from M-3 to the I-96 split.

• All lanes remain open on northbound and southbound I-75 between I-375 and M-8 (Davison Freeway). However, the following overpasses above I-75 remain closed within the project limits: Warren Avenue, Clay Avenue, Caniff Avenue, and Commor Street.

• Eastbound and westbound I-96 is closed between the I-75 split and Warren Avenue. One local lane remains open on eastbound I-96 from Warren Avenue to the Ambassador Bridge.

• The ramp from southbound M-10 to eastbound I-94 is closed. A detour is posted.

Macomb County

• M-29 (23 Mile Road) is reduced to a single lane in each direction between Baker Road and I-94 in Chesterfield Township.

St. Clair County

• I-94 is reduced to a single lane in each direction with a traffic shift between Allington Road and Gratiot Avenue in Marysville.

• I-94 is reduced to a single lane in each direction with a traffic shift between County Line Road and Fred Moore Highway.

Wayne County

• Northbound I-75 is reduced to a single lane while two lanes are maintained on southbound I-75 between Gibraltar Road in the city of Flat Rock and South Huron River Drive in the city of South Rockwood.

• Eastbound and westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) has a single lane closed under Greenfield Road in Dearborn for on-going bridge work. Northbound and southbound Greenfield Road over US-12 is restricted to a single lane in each direction.

• Eastbound and westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) has the right lane closed over the Rouge River in Dearborn.

• US-24 (Telegraph Road) has a single lane open in each direction between Carter and West roads in Brownstown Township.

For more information, contact Rob Morosi, Metro Region communications representative, at 248-483-5127.

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