Capitol News

Northbound I-75 in Detroit will be closed from Schaefer Road to Clark Avenue Street this weekend for several construction projects. The closure is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Friday, October 3, and will last until 5 a.m. on Monday, October 6.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing the work, which includes adding a protective surface to four bridges and applying an epoxy overlay to the I-75 Rouge River Bridge. These efforts are part of a larger $42 million project that also covers the I-75 bridge over M-85 (Fort Street) and two ramp bridges. The current phase requires a total of 16 weekend closures; this upcoming closure marks the eighth.

Drivers are advised to follow the posted detour using northbound I-275, eastbound I-94, and eastbound I-96 back to I-75. Local traffic can use M-85 (Fort Street) as an alternate route.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer commented on the ongoing road improvements: "Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, helping Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school and run errands safely," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "By the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired or replaced nearly 24,500 lane miles of roads and 1,900 bridges, supporting thousands of good-paying, local jobs without raising taxes by a dime. This year, let's build on our momentum to pass a bipartisan local road funding plan so we can keep fixing our damn roads and creating good-paying, local jobs."

The project began in late April with short-term weeknight closures focused on pier patching for the 230 piers supporting key structures along I-75. According to MDOT’s economic modeling for this $42 million investment, about 401 jobs are expected to be supported both directly and indirectly.