Expected record 4th of July holiday travel made easier by MDOT lifting restrictions on state projects

Fast facts:

• MDOT is suspending work and lifting traffic restrictions wherever possible this holiday weekend to ease congestion and increase safety (106 out of 177 projects).
• AAA estimates more than 2.9 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a new record.
• Although some equipment and traffic configurations will remain over the weekend, suspending construction operations improves safety for workers and motorists.
• Remember to buckle up, stay alert and avoid distractions at all times when driving.

LANSING, Mich. - With record travel expected for this Independence Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers.

AAA estimates more than 2.6 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, up 1 percent from last year, establishing a new record.

"As America celebrates its 250th birthday, crews have been busy fixing the roads thanks to increased investment made possible by the bipartisan transportation funding legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year, along with the governor's Rebuilding Michigan program and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," said State Transportation Director Bradley C. Wieferich. "We remind everyone that there may still be work zones with lane restrictions in place for everyone's safety. Even though we've pulled back the barrels on a majority of our projects, there are still some cases where that just isn't possible. So drivers, remember to slow down, put away those devices and focus on the task at hand. We want everyone to make it back home safely every night. Have a great America 250 celebration."

Beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 2, and continuing until 6 a.m. Monday, July 6, 106 out of 177 MDOT projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed. While motorists will see suspended operations in most state road work zones for the weekend, drivers are advised that equipment and certain traffic configurations may remain in place, like temporary shifts or shoulder closures.

MDOT oversees I, M and US routes and is responsible for nearly 10,000 miles of state highways, which carry more than 50 percent of all traffic and approximately 70 percent of commercial traffic in Michigan.

The following is a list of work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions during Independence Day weekend. If necessary, detour routes will be posted at the project location. All closures are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information on MDOT projects, go to the Mi Drive website at Michigan.gov/Drive.

Upper Peninsula

I-75, Mackinac County, will have one lane open in each direction with a traffic shift over Cheeseman Road in St. Ignace.

I-75, Mackinac County, will have one northbound lane open under M-123.

M-64, Gogebic County, will have one lane of alternating traffic open at Bingham Creek using temporary signals.

M-77, Schoolcraft County, will have one lane open in alternating directions at Lake Ann Louise with a temporary traffic signal.

M-123, Chippewa County, will have one lane open in alternating directions in Paradise using a temporary traffic signal.

M-123, Luce County, will have one lane open in alternating directions over Auger Creek north of Newberry using a temporary traffic signal.

M-129, Chippewa County, has a posted detour in each direction between M-80 and M-28.

US-2, Iron County, will have one lane of alternating traffic between the Brule River (Wisconsin state line) and Paint Pond Road using temporary traffic signals.

For more information, contact MDOT Superior Region Communications Representative Dan Weingarten at 906-250-4809. Follow the Superior Region on X at x.com/MDOT_UP.

Northern Lower Peninsula

M-119, Emmet County, is closed near Stutsmanville Road and detoured.

US-23, Cheboygan County, is closed at Smith's Creek in Cheboygan and detoured.

US-31, Grand Traverse County, will have northbound lanes detoured near Interlochen.

For more information, contact MDOT North Region Communications Representative James Lake at 906-250-0993. Follow the North Region on X at x.com/MDOT_Traverse.

West Michigan

146th Avenue, Allegan County, is closed over US-131. 144th Street has lane closures over US-131 as well.

Lake Montcalm Road, Montcalm County, is closed over US-131.

Lakewood Drive, Muskegon County, is closed over US-31.

Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Grand Rapids is closed between Ionia Avenue and northbound US-131. The northbound US-131 on and off ramps are also closed.

White Lake Drive, Muskegon County, has one lane open in each direction over US-31 via temporary traffic signals.

I-96, Ionia County, has lane closures and traffic shifts between Sunfield and Bliss roads. Eastbound I-96 ramp closures are in place at Jordan Lake Road and M-66.

M-20 (8 Mile Road), Mecosta County, has one lane open in each direction over the Muskegon River just west of US-131.

M-37, Kent County, has lane closures and traffic shifts between Main Street and 68th Street in Caledonia.

M-45 (Lake Michigan Drive), Ottawa County, has one eastbound lane closed between Trillium Drive and 14th Avenue.

M-46 (Apple Avenue), Muskegon County, is closed between Getty Street and Muskegon Avenue in Muskegon.

M-46 (Apple Avenue), Muskegon County, is closed over Crockery Creek between Ravenna Road and Newaygo Road.

M-66, Osceola County, is closed over the Muskegon River between US-10 and M-115.

US-10, Osceola County, has lane closures and traffic shifts between N. Industrial Park Drive and the Muskegon River.

US-31, Oceana County, has lane closures over the south branch of the Pentwater River between Hart and Pentwater.

The US-31/I-96 interchange in Norton Shores, Muskegon County, has lane closures and the following ramp closures:

• Northbound US-31 Exit 110B to westbound I-96.
• Eastbound I-96 Exit 1B to northbound US-31.
• The eastbound Airline Road entrance ramp to southbound US-31.

US-131, Allegan County, has one southbound lane closed with a traffic shift approximately 1 mile north of M-222.

US-131 in Grand Rapids has northbound Exit 84B to Cherry Street closed. Eastbound Oakes Street is closed between Market Avenue and Cesar Chavez Avenue.

For more information, contact MDOT Grand Region Communications Representative John Richard at 616-262-1565. Follow the Grand Region on X at x.com/MDOT_West.

Southwest Michigan

I-94, Berrien County, has two lanes open in each direction between Britain Avenue and Red Arrow Highway. Eastbound Exit 30 to Napier Avenue and eastbound Exit 27 to Niles Avenue are closed.

The I-94/US-131 interchange, Kalamazoo County, has the following restrictions:

• Northbound US-131 has one lane open from Milham Avenue to Stadium Drive.
• Northbound US-131 Exit 34B to westbound I-94 is closed and detoured.
• Westbound I-94 Exit 74B to northbound US-131 is closed and detoured.

M-89 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, is closed and detoured between Dickman Road and Michigan Avenue.

M-96/I-94 Business Loop (Michigan Avenue), Calhoun County, is closed over I-94 and detoured.

M-139, Berrien County, has the following restrictions:

• Northbound M-139 is closed and detoured from Pipestone Road to I-94 Business Loop.
• Southbound M-139 (Fair Avenue) has one lane open from I-94 Business Loop to Britain Avenue; closed from Britain Avenue to Pipestone Road.

For more information, contact MDOT Southwest Region Communications Representative Nick Schirripa at 269-208-7829. Follow the Southwest Region on X at x.com/MDOT_Southwest.

Central Michigan and Thumb

I-69, Genesee County, has lane closures in each direction between Morrish Road and Bristol Road, with a traffic shift. Westbound I-69 Exit 129 to Miller Road and the Miller Road entrance ramp to westbound I-69 are closed.

I-69, St. Clair County, has one lane closed in each direction over the Pine River.

I-75, Saginaw County, has one lane closed in each direction between Dixie Highway and M-83.

I-94 Business Loop (Gratiot Avenue), St. Clair County, has one lane closed in each direction between I-94 and M-29 in Marysvville.

M-13/M-84 (Lafayette Street Bridge), Bay County, is closed and detoured.

The M-25 Connector, St. Clair County, has one southbound lane closed from M-25 to westbound I-94 at the Blue Water Bridge plaza.

M-46, Gratiot County, has one lane open with a temporary traffic signal in place between Hubbard Street and Croswell Road.

M-58, Saginaw County, has eastbound traffic shifted to the westbound side between Avalon Avenue and Bay Street.

US-10 Business Route/M-20, Midland County, has westbound traffic shifted to the eastbound side.

For more information, contact MDOT Bay Region Communications Representative Caitlyn French at 989-573-1274. Follow the Bay Region on X at x.com/MDOT_Bay.

Southern Michigan

The I-75 Connector (Summit Street), Monroe County, has one lane open in each direction west of I-75.

I-75, Monroe County, has one lane closed in each direction between Otter Creek and Dunbar roads. The following ramps are closed:

• Northbound I-75 Exit 11 to Laplaisance Road.
• The Laplaisance Road entrance ramp to northbound I-75.
• The Otter Creek Road entrance ramp to northbound I-75.

I-94 Business Loop (Michigan Avenue/Louis Glick Highway), Jackson County, has eastbound traffic detoured from Jackson Street to Mechanic Street in Jackson.

I-96, Livingston County, has two lanes open in each direction with all traffic shifted to the eastbound side between Chilson Road and Dorr Road. The following ramps are closed:

• The Grand River Road entrance ramp to eastbound I-96.
• Westbound I-96 Exit 141 to Grand River Road.
• The Latson Road entrance ramp to westbound I-96.

I-96, Livingston County, has the following restrictions at Grand River Avenue (Exit 145):

• I-96 has two lanes open in each direction with all traffic shifted to the westbound side.
• The eastbound Grand River Avenue entrance ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed. Detour: Hilton Road, Old US-23 and Spencer Road to eastbound I-96.
• Left turns are prohibited from eastbound I-96 Exit 145 to westbound Grand River Avenue. Detour: Eastbound I-96 to Spencer Road Exit 147, then northbound Spencer Road to westbound I-96 to Grand River Avenue.
• Westbound Grand River Avenue is closed at I-96. Detour: Eastbound I-96 to Spencer Road Exit 147, then northbound Spencer Road to westbound I-96 to Grand River Avenue.
• Eastbound Grand River Avenue has two lanes open through the work zone.

M-52 (Main Street), Lenawee County, has one lane open in each direction between Cross Street and M-34 (Beecher Street).

M-78 (Battle Creek Highway/Capital Avenue), Eaton County, has the westbound lane closed and detoured in the village of Bellevue.

US-23, Washtenaw County, has the following restrictions:

• US-23 has the right lane and shoulder shifted in each direction.
• Warren Road is closed over US-23 and detoured.

US-127, Clinton and Ingham counties, has the follow restrictions:

• Southbound US-127 has one lane closed from I-69 to Lake Lansing Road.
• Northbound US-127 has a traffic shift from Lake Lansing Road to I-69.
• Northbound US-127 Exit 82A to eastbound I-69 is closed.
• Northbound US-127 Exit 79 to Lake Lansing Road is closed.
• The westbound Lake Lansing Road entrance ramps to northbound US-127 is closed and detoured.

US-127, Jackson County, has one lane open in each direction between Berry Road and Territorial Road.

For more information, contact MDOT University Region Communications Representative Aaron Jenkins at 517-243-9075. Follow the University Region on X at x.com/MDOT_LanJxn and x.com/MDOT_A2.

Metro Detroit

Macomb County

M-19 (New Haven Road) is closed in each direction between M-19 (Gratiot Avenue) and 26 Mile Road.

M-53 (Van Dyke Road) has one southbound lane open from 32 Mile Road to 31 Mile Road.

Oakland County

I-75 has three northbound lanes open from Big Beaver Road to Coolidge Highway.

I-75 has two lanes open in each direction between Davisburg Road and Lahring Road.

I-696 has two westbound lanes open with multiple ramp closures from Dequindre Road to M-10 (Lodge Freeway). Eastbound I-696 is closed.

M-39 (Southfield Road) has two northbound lanes open from M-102 (8 Mile Road) to M-10 (Lodge Freeway).

Wayne County

The eastbound Jefferson Avenue entrance ramp to southbound M-10 (Lodge Freeway) is closed.

The northbound I-75 Exit 35 ramp to northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) has one lane open.

I-94 has two lanes open in each direction between I-275 and US-12 (Michigan Avenue). The Ecorse Road entrance ramps to I-94 are closed in each direction.

The I-94/M-39 (Southfield Freeway) interchange has ramp and lane closures in all directions.

The eastbound I-96 local lanes are closed at M-39 (Southfield Freeway).

Old M-14 (Ann Arbor Road) is closed between Ann Arbor Trail and Levan Road.

M-10 (Lodge Freeway) has one southbound lane open from Howard Street to Jefferson Avenue.

M-14/I-96 has two eastbound lanes open from Sheldon Road to Newburgh Road, and two westbound lanes open from Levan Road to Beck Road. The following ramps are closed:

• Southbound I-275 to westbound M-14.
• Westbound M-14 to southbound I-275.
• Northbound I-275 to westbound M-14.

M-85 (Fort Street) has one lane open in each direction between Second Avenue and 10th Street.

M-85 (Fort Street) has one lane open in each direction between Springwells and Clark streets.

M-102 (8 Mile Road) has two westbound lanes open from Evergreen to Lahser roads.

US-24 (Telegraph Road) has one lane open in each direction between Wick and Eureka roads.

US-24 (Telegraph Road) has one lane open in each direction at the US-12 (Michigan Avenue) interchange. US-12 has one westbound lane open from Outer Drive to US-24. The following ramps are closed:

• Northbound US-24 to westbound US-12.
• Westbound US-12 to northbound US-24.
• Westbound US-12 to southbound US-24.
• Southbound US-24 to westbound US-12.

For more information, contact MDOT Metro Region Communications Representative Diane Cross at 248-752-0336. Follow the Metro Region on X at x.com/MDOT_MetroDet.