Bridge demolition takes a lot of coordination and heavy machinery, check out the four excavators in action in our latest video release of the Meyers Ave bridge demolition from earlier this year.  Keep an eye out as we will be sharing more videos in the coming weeks!

Did you know that there is a four-mile-long tunnel system being built underneath the I-75 northbound service drive? With a diameter of 14.5 feet, 100 feet underground; the storage and drainage tunnel system will collect storm water from the I-75 freeway and service drives in a network of pipes that flows into seven “drop shafts” (large pipes) to a new pump station just northeast of the I-75 and 12 Mile Road interchange.

You can learn more about this piece of the project by visiting this page of our website: http://www.modernize75.com/Project-Highlights-Tunnel

The northbound I-75 Service Drive from 8 Mile Road to John R Road, including associated side street approaches, will have a stationary, total continuous closure from 5 a.m. Friday, May 15th until 5 a.m. Sunday, May 31st.

Westbound 8 Mile Road from Russel Avenue to N. Chrysler Drive will also have a stationary continuous single right lane closure during this time.

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) contract crews will be setting bridge beams on John R. Road and Meyers Avenue over I-75 along with performing road work this weekend. This will require closing northbound and southbound I-75 between M-102 (Eight Mile Road) and I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) beginning at 11 p.m. Friday, May 15. Both directions of I-75 are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, May 18.

The southbound  Chrysler Service Drive from Jarvis Avenue to Madge Avenue will have a stationary total lane closure from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 13th.

The southbound local service drive at the northern I-696/I-75 service drive split and the eastbound I-696 service drive from Huron Road to Woodward Heights will have a continuous, stationary total lane closure starting at 7 a.m. Monday, May 11th, until Wednesday, July 1st, at 7 p.m.

The eastbound and westbound Browning Avenue Pedestrian Bridge at both the southbound and northbound service drive will have a continuous, total closure from 7 a.m. Monday, May 11th until 7 a.m. Monday, May 18th.

The northbound 11 Mile Road on ramp to northbound I-75 will have a total closure daily from Monday, May 11th at 9 a.m. until Wednesday, May 15th, at 3 p.m.

The northbound I-75 Service Drive from 8 Mile Road to John R Road will have a continuous, stationary total closure starting at 5 a.m. Monday, May 4th until 5 a.m. Friday, May 15th.  Associated side streets will also be closed. 

Westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) from Russell Avenue to N. Chrysler Drive will have a continuous, stationary single right lane closure during this time.

Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

Road and bridge construction require closing I-75 between 8 Mile Road and Square Lake Road beginning at 11 p.m. Friday May 1st through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4th.

• Bridge beam setting and road work requires closing I-75 between M-102 (Eight Mile Road) and I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) this weekend. 
• This work also requires closure of the southbound Service Drive between John R. and Meyers Ave during this time
• During the closure, all traffic will be detoured to M-1 (Woodward Avenue). 
• The freeway closure begins at 11 p.m. Friday May 1 and ends by 5 a.m. Monday, May 4.

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) contract crews will be setting bridge beams on structures over I-75 and performing road work this weekend. This will require closing northbound and southbound I-75 between M-102 (Eight Mile Road) and the I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) beginning at 11 p.m. Friday, May 1. In addition the southbound service drive between John R. and Meyers Ave will also be closed.    Both directions of I-75 as well as the southbound service drive closure noted are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, May 4.

The northbound I-75 Service Drive from 8 Mile Road to Highland Avenue will have a continuous total stationary closure from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 23rd and 24th.  Local side streets will not be able to access the service drive during this time.

Westbound 8 Mile Road from Russel Avenue to N. Chrysler Drive will also have a continuous single right lane stationary closure during this time.

Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

The southbound I-75 service drive from Shevlin Avenue to Woodward Heights will have a total stationary closure from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22^nd.  All work will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

All work will take place daily from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Southbound I-75 Freeway from 12 Mile Road to Gardenia Avenue will have a stationary right shoulder lane closure
• Northbound I-75 Freeway from Lincoln Avenue to Gardenia Avenue will have a single right lane shift
• Northbound I-75 Freeway from I-696 to the northbound I-75 Freeway ramp will have a stationary single right lane closure
• Northbound service drive at Lincoln Avenue, 11 Mile Road, and Gardenia Ave intersections will have a stationary lane closure

Crews will be working in the area. Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

Southbound I-75 from Woodward Heights to Meyers Avenue will have a single right lane stationary closure Wednesday, April 15th^, from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. for guardrail repairs. Thursday, April 16th, and Friday, April 17th will be backup days in case there is inclement weather.

The northbound service drive from 8 Mile Road to Elza Avenue will have a continuous total stationary lane closure from 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 15th until 5 p.m. Friday, April 17th. 

Westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) from Russell Avenue to N. Chrysler Drive will also have a stationary single right lane closure during this time.

The eastbound portion of Shevlin Bridge and the adjacent north and southbound service drives will be closed Tuesday, April 14th^, from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The area will be reconfigured to maintain east and westbound traffic on the north half.

Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

Starting today, April 13th the following closures will be put in place.

• Northbound I-75 to the westbound  12 Mile Road on ramp and southbound I-75 to the eastbound 12 Mile Road off ramp will have single right lane, stationary closures daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Southbound I-75 to the westbound 12 Mile Road off ramp and eastbound 12 Mile
• Road on to the southbound I-75 on ramp will have double right lane stationary closures daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weather permitting, a single lane rolling closure will be in place on both northbound and southbound I-75 from 8 Mile Road to 13 Mile Road from 7 am to 7pm on Saturday, April 11^th. The rolling closure is necessary for crews to make repairs to potholes.   

4/7 - This work has been cancelled due to adverse weather and a new date will be announced when scheduled. It is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow, 4/8/2020 weather dependent.

Weather permitting, Segment 3 of the I-75 modernization project will enter a new stage starting tomorrow morning. Beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, northbound I-75 will be reduced to one lane to allow crews to shift all traffic to the southbound lanes between M-102 (8 Mile Road) and I-696. By late afternoon, this new configuration will be in place to allow for the reconstruction of the northbound lanes. Two lanes of northbound and southbound I-75 will be open during peak travel times during the 2020 construction season.  

In addition, the northbound I-75 ramp to eastbound I-696 will close until early November. Ramp traffic will be detoured east on 8 Mile Road to northbound Van Dyke Avenue, then to eastbound I-696. 

Press Release

WB 12 Mile on ramps to both NB and SB I-75 will have single, right lane stationary closures from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday, April 3^rd.

During this time, WB 12 Mile on ramp to SB I-75 will also have a shoulder closure.

UPDATED to extend to April 2nd.

The following service drives, ramps,  and local roads will be closed daily from 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 25^th until 3 p.m. Friday, April 10th.

• WB 12 Mile Road at NB I-75 to WB 12 Mile Road off ramp to SB I-75 to EB 12 Mile off ramp will have a single right lane stationary closure.
• EB 12 Mile Road at SB I-75 to WB 12 Mile Road off ramp to EB 12 Mile Road to the SB I-75 on ramp will have a double right lane stationary closure.

The following service drives, ramps,  and local roads will be closed daily from 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 25^th until 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 26^th, 2020.

WB 12 Mile Road at NB I-75 to WB 12 Mile Road off ramp to SB I-75 to EB 12 Mile off ramp will have a single right lane stationary closure.

EB 12 Mile Road at SB I-75 to WB 12 Mile Road off ramp to EB 12 Mile Road to the SB I-75 on ramp will have a double right lane stationary closure.

WB Farnum Avenue east of the NB I-75 service drive at Stephenson House Apartment parking lot will have a single left lane stationary closure.

The northbound I-75 Service Drive at Greg Avenue will have a single right lane moving closure on March 24th from 8 a.m. until noon.

The northbound I-75 Service Drive at Forest Street will also have a single left lane moving closure during this time.

UPDATED

The local northbound service drive from 8 Mile Road to Granet Avenue will have a total, stationary lane closure continuously from 7 a.m. Monday, March 23rd until Thursday, April 2nd, at 6 a.m. The turning lane from the northbound service drive will also closed.

Westbound 8 Mile Road (M-102) will have a continuous single right lane stationary closure from Russel Avenue to North Chrysler Drive during this time.

Contracting crews will be relocating utility lines above I-75 starting at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19. In order to conduct this work safely, both directions of I-75 will be closed intermittently between 9 Mile and John R. roads. The relocation work is scheduled to be completed by 3 a.m. Friday, March 20.

In addition, the northbound and southbound service drives will be intermittently closed. The limits and times are identical to the freeway work.

Read Press Release for more info.

North and southbound I-75 from 8 Mile Road to 13 Mile Road will have moving double lane closures from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14th.

An update to previously communicated daily local road closures:

The following local roads will be closed between 7a and 5p during these times through Monday, March 23rd:

• Sonoma Road in both directions to the I-75 service drives
• Bernhard Road westbound to the northbound I-75 service drive
• Bernhard Road eastbound in both directions to the I-75 service drives
• George Road westbound at the northbound I-75 service drive
• George Road eastbound in both directions to the I-75 service drives
• Highland Road in both directions to the I-75 service drives
• Jarvis Road in both directions to the I-75 service drives

Southbound I-75 from Lincoln Avenue to I-696 will have a single right lane stationary closure Thursday, March 12th, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Friday, March 13th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Oakland Corridor Partners in cooperation with MDOT, is pleased to announce a contest to name our state-of-the-art Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). The TBM will be used to construct a four mile long storage and drainage tunnel from Meyers Avenue to just north of 12 Mile Road approximately 100 feet below the I-75 freeway in Oakland County. The tunnel’s purpose is to alleviate flooding in the freeway corridor such as was experienced in 2014. In keeping with underground construction custom, we are soliciting the public’s help in selecting a name for the TBM. The name will honor a local woman who has made a difference in the world and in particular Oakland County.

If you would like to participate in the contest, please follow this link TBM Naming Contest for more information. The contest will close on March 31, 2020 so please make your choice soon!

Starting Monday, March 9, 2020:

Open Ramps:

• 8 Mile Ramp to southbound I-75
• I-75 and I-696 interchange ramps
• Eastbound I-696 to northbound and southbound I-75
• Westbound I-696 to northbound and southbound I-75
• Southbound I-75 to eastbound and westbound I-696
• Northbound I-75 to eastbound I-696 (only open until northbound I-75 traffic is flipped to southbound I-75 side in early April)
• All 11 Mile and I-75 Ramps
• 11 Mile Ramps to northbound and southbound I-75
• I-75 Ramps to 11 Mile Road
• All 12 Mile and I-75 Ramps
• 12 Mile  Ramps to northbound and southbound I-75
• I-75 Ramps to 12 Mile Road

 Local Roads:

Until reconstruction of the Meyers Ave, John R Road and Woodward Heights bridges are complete, the overpass crossing I-75 that will be open to traffic are:

• 8 Mile Road
• 9 Mile Road
• Shevlin Ave

Pedestrian Bridges:

Bridges open to pedestrian movement include:

• Bernhard Ave
• Highland Ave
• Orchard Ave
• Browning Ave

The second complete closure on I-75 will take place Friday, March 6^th at 11pm through Monday, March 9^th at 5am as crews demolish the second set of bridges.  This will be a complete freeway closure of both bounds of I-75 from 8 Mile Road to Square Lake Road.  Please see the list of bridges and time frames below.

Bridges:  **it is important to note, bridge demolition will begin at 11pm on Friday nights.  Demolition will proceed through the night on both Friday and Saturday as crews work to reopen the freeway on Monday morning.  

The second complete closure on I-75 will take place Friday, March 6^th at 11pm through Monday, March 9^th at 5am as crews demolish the second set of bridges.  This will be a complete freeway closure of both bounds of I-75 from 8 Mile Road to Square Lake Road.  Please see the list of bridges and time frames below.

Bridges:  **it is important to note, bridge demolition will begin at 11pm on Friday nights.  Demolition will proceed through the night on both Friday and Saturday as crews work to reopen the freeway on Monday morning.  

Both directions of I-75 are now open, with two lanes open between M-102 (8 Mile Road) and Coolidge Highway until the end of the 2020 construction season.

Construction work and cleanup from this weekends activity will continue through the evening and into the morning, but traffic has resumed.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work in and clean up this area.

Beginning Monday, March 2, entrance ramps to northbound I-75 from 8 Mile and 9 Mile roads, and the northbound I-75 ramp to westbound I-696 will close until November. The ramp closures are needed to begin the reconstruction of northbound I-75 from 8 Mile Road to I-696 during the 2020 construction season. Detours will be posted for the ramp closures.

The I-75 southbound Service Drive will have intermittent closures at Woodward Heights and at Meyers Ave on Wednesday, February 26^th between 9am and 3pm.  The northbound I-75 Service Drive will then have intermittent closures at Woodward Heights on Thursday, February 27^th during the hours of 9am-3pm. 

The Southbound Woodward Heights Boulevard and Southbound Meyers Avenue Service drives will be closed Thursday, February 26th intermittently, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Northbound Woodward Heights Service Drive will be closed intermittently, Friday, February 27th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Dates are subject to change, please monitor our website for updates.

Related announcement .

As we begin the next phase of the I-75 Modernization Project, Segment 3 work will start on Friday, February 28^th.  This work will begin with a complete freeway closure on northbound I-75 from 8 Mile Road to Square Lake Road while southbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 8 Mile Road, starting at 11pm on Friday, February 28^th through Monday, March 2^nd,at 5am as crews demolish bridges.

A second complete closure on I-75 will take place Friday, March 6^th at 11pm through Monday, March 9^th at 5am as crews demolish the second set of bridges.  Closure limits will be detailed in follow-up press release.  Please see the list of bridges and time frames below.

Bridges:  **it is important to note, bridge demolition will begin at 11pm on Friday nights.  Demolition will proceed through the night on both Friday and Saturday as crews work to reopen the freeway on Monday morning.  

Eastbound and Westbound Sonoma Road will be closed at the Northbound and Southbound Service Drive continuously from MONDAY, February 24th at 7 a.m. until Monday, March 9th at 5 p.m.

Westbound Berhard Road will be closed at the Northbound Service Drive continuously from Tuesday, February 25th at 7 a.m. until Tuesday, March 10th at 5 p.m.

Boards from the Open House held on Thursday, February 13th are posted to the Resources & Links

The Northbound and Southbound I-75 Service Drive from 8 Mile Road to I-696 will have continuous single left lane, stationary closures daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through February 28^th.

The Northbound Service Drive from Lincoln Avenue to 11 Mile Road will also have a continuous single right lane stationary closure during this time.

North and Southbound I-75 from 8 Mile Road to 13 Mile Road will have single left or right lane moving closures daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday, February 28th. 

South and Northbound I-75 from 13 Mile Road to 8 Mile Road will also have daily moving left or right shoulder closures during this time.

When:  Thursday, February 13, 2020  |  4 pm to 7 pm

The Northbound and Southbound Service Drives  from 8 Mile Road to 13 Mile Road will have single right or left lane intermittent closures daily, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, December 16th  through  Saturday, December 28th.

Northbound and Southbound I-75 will have  moving right or left lane shoulder closures from 8 Mile Road to 13 Mile Road daily, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, December  16th through Friday, December 20th.

The Northbound I-75 Service Drive from 8 Mile Road to 12 Mile Road will have a single right lane moving closure daily, from Thursday, December 12th at 8 a.m. until Friday, December 13th at 4 p.m.

Southbound I-75 from I-696 to 7 Mile Road will have an intermittent single left lane closure Friday, December 6, at 9 a.m. to Saturday, December 7, at 3 p.m.

Northbound I-75 from Woodward Heights to Lincoln Avenue will also have an intermittent left shoulder closure during this time.