Final year of I-94 rebuilding project in Berrien County resumes this week

Fast facts:

• Work resumes Monday, Feb. 16, to rebuild 8.5 miles of I-94 and four bridges, as well as repair nine other bridges, between Puetz Road and Britain Avenue in Berrien County.
• This is the final year of a three-year, $204 million investment funded in part by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program.
• This year's work will be rebuilding eastbound I-94 from Washington Avenue to Britain Avenue, as well as rebuilding and repairing several bridges and culverts.

COLOMA, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with contractors Rieth Riley Construction, Kalin Construction, and Milbocker and Sons Inc., will resume work on Monday, Feb. 16, to complete the three-year, $204 million investment in I-94 in Berrien County.

Work to rebuild eastbound I-94 between Washington Avenue and Britain Avenue will begin the following week with single-lane closures on I-94 and placement of temporary barrier wall. Two lanes of I-94 will be open in each direction during this work, and there will be several ramp closures and intermittent local road closures. As part of the I-94 rebuilding project, crews will be installing cable guardrail, building culverts and improving drainage, and installing new signs.

Beginning in March, the following ramps will be closed:

• M-63 (Niles Road) Exit 27 to eastbound I-94. Detour posted on M-139 and Napier Avenue.
• M-139 Exit 28 to eastbound I-94. Detour posted on M-139 and Napier Avenue.
• Pipestone Road entrance ramp to eastbound I-94. Detour posted on Pipestone Road and Napier Avenue.
• Eastbound I-94 Exit 30 to Napier Avenue. Detour posted on M-139 and Napier Avenue.

Throughout construction, additional closures and detours will be announced as they are scheduled. For current closure information, visit Mi Drive.

Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 2,911 jobs.

Funding for this three-year, $205 million investment is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. The investment strategy is aimed at fixes that result in longer useful lives and improve the condition of the state's infrastructure.