The next step in the I-75 modernization project is moving forward as lanes on the northbound side of the freeway shift to allow for construction on southbound lanes, the Michigan Department of Transportation said Monday.
The second segment of construction will focus on the area between 13 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway in Oakland County. Both directions of traffic will have two lanes open but will move traffic so crews can start working on the existing southbound lanes. The roads are anticipated to be opened to travel by Fall 2020.
Over the weekend, the highway was completely shut down while crews demolished a set of bridges to replace them. Other bridges and exits along the segment, including Corporate Drive/Crooks Road entrance ramp to southbound I-75; Southbound I-75 exit to Corporate Drive/Crooks Road; Southbound I-75 exit to eastbound Big Beaver Road; Westbound Big Beaver Road entrance to southbound I-75; Rochester Road entrance to southbound I-75; 14 Mile Road entrance to southbound I-75, and Southbound I-75 exit to eastbound 14 Mile Road are expected to remain closed for the remainder of the year.
The construction is part of a $224 million project that reconstructs more than 8 miles of pavement while making improvements to 18 structures, upgrading drainage systems, building noise walls, and inserting high-occupancy vehicle lanes along the stretch of federal highway.
The first segment of the modernization project, which focused on the roadways north of Coolidge to north of South Boulevard, was completed in September 2017. The third segment, which will improve M-102 (8 Mile Road) to north of 13 Mile Road, is expected to be completed by Fall 2023.
An interactive map of the project is available at www.modernize75.com.