Marshall Modernization Project work restarts next week

Fast facts:

• Work on the Marshall Modernization Project starts the week of March 2, with this year's work focused on M-96 (Michigan Avenue) and I-94.
• In 2026, work will be focused on the I-94 interchange with M-311 (11 Mile Road) and M-96.
• This is the second year of a three-year, $335 million investment to rebuild and repave I-94, I-69 and M-96 in support of the Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunity and Recreation (MAJOR) Campus.

MARSHALL, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is starting work the week of March 2 on the Marshall Modernization Project in support of the Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunity and Recreation (MAJOR) Campus.

2026 is the second year of this three-year, $335 million investment. Work will include:

• Rebuilding I-94 between F Drive North and Ackerson Drive,
• Reconfiguring the I-94 interchange with M-311,
• Rebuilding the M-96 bridge over I-94, and
• Rebuilding M-96 as a boulevard between Wheatfield Parkway and M-311.

Throughout construction, two lanes of I-94 will be open in each direction, as will one lane of M-96 in each direction. There will be intermittent total closures, with those detours announced when they are scheduled.

In 2027, the final year of the project, crews will be building a new M-311 bridge over I-94, completing the I-94 interchange at M-311, rebuilding portions of I-94, M-311 and Wheatfield Parkway, and completing the M-96 boulevard conversion from M-311 to Eden Street.