The M-1 RAIL and the Michigan Department of Transportation announced today that construction crews will be closing a section of I-94 in Detroit this weekend between I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway).
The closure began yesterday at 9 p.m. with all lanes of the freeway expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, August 24.
The steel support beams for the Woodward Avenue overpass above the freeway will be undergoing work as part of the M-1 RAIL project.
Read below for alternate downtown routes:
- Westbound I-94 motorists will be directed to southbound I-375 (Chrysler Freeway), then southbound I-75 (Fisher Freeway) to westbound I-96, and back onto westbound I-94.
- Eastbound I-94 motorists will be directed to eastbound I-96, then northbound I-75 (Fisher Freeway) to northbound I-375 (Chrysler Freeway), and back onto eastbound I-94.
- One lane will remain open for local traffic on eastbound I-94 from I-96 to M-10. In addition, the northbound and southbound M-10 ramps to westbound I-94 will be open over the weekend.
- During the weekend closure, Woodward Ave. will remain open with a single lane available in each direction over I-94, with a center turn lane. All traffic will be maintained on the west side (southbound lanes) of the structure. This configuration is expected to remain in place until winter 2015.
- In addition, the John R. Road entrance ramp to westbound I-94, and the eastbound I-94 exit ramp to John R. Road will remain closed.
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