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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide this Labor Day holiday weekend to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers.
Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, and continuing until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 83 out of 147 projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed. While motorists will see suspended operations in most MDOT work zones for the weekend, drivers are advised that equipment and certain traffic configurations may remain in place, like temporary shifts or shoulder closures.
Travelers are also reminded that, for safety and security, the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to public traffic on Labor Day from 6:30 a.m. to noon during the Annual Bridge Walk. Southbound I-75 and US-2 traffic will be stopped at Exit 344 on the north side of the bridge; northbound I-75 traffic will be stopped at Exit 337 on the south end. For more information, visit the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) website at www.MackinacBridge.org/Walk or call the MBA at 906-643-7600.
“This summer has been very busy with many Michiganders and visitors from other states traveling here to enjoy everything our great state has to offer,” said State Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba. “It’s been even busier with more work than ever happening on state roads and bridges thanks to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program. With that in mind, we remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and avoid distractions in work zones. Road workers are trusting you with their lives while you’re depending on them to fix the roads. Let’s keep working together to make sure everyone returns home safely each and every night.”
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.
For up-to-date information on MDOT projects, view the list of statewide lane closures on the Mi Drive website at www.Michigan.gov/Drive.
The following is a list of work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions during Labor Day weekend. If necessary, detour routes will be posted at the project location.
Upper Peninsula
– I-75, Chippewa County, has one lane open in each direction from north of M-80 to north of M-28.
– M-26, Ontonagon County, has one lane open in alternating directions at the Firesteel River via temporary traffic signals.
– M-28, Alger County, has one lane open in alternating directions over the AuTrain River via temporary traffic signals.
– M-28, Alger County, will have a directional detour in place in Munising. Westbound M-28 traffic will stay on M-28. Eastbound M-28 will use M-28 to Hickory Street, then Superior Street back to M-28.
– M-129, Chippewa County, has one lane open in alternating directions over the Munuscong River south of Pickford via temporary signals.
– US-2 in Bessemer, Gogebic County, has one lane open in alternating directions between Massie Avenue and State Street via temporary signals.
– US-2, Gogebic County, will have one lane open in each direction with temporary traffic signals at Duck Creek near Watersmeet.
– US-2, Menominee County, is closed at the Big Cedar River and detoured.
– US-41 in Chassell, Houghton County, has one lane open in alternating directions via temporary signals.
– US-41 (Townsend Drive) in Houghton, Houghton County, has northbound traffic detoured onto Cliff Drive and back to US-41.
– US-41 in Houghton, Houghton County, has one lane open in each direction on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.
– US-41 in Marquette Township, Marquette County, has one lane open in each direction from County Road 492 to Washington Street.
For more information, contact MDOT Superior Region Communications Representative Dan Weingarten at 906-250-4809. Follow the Superior Region on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDOT_UP.
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