Fast facts:

• Crews will be replacing the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road this year.
• Northbound and southbound I-75 will have one open between 14 Mile and 12 Mile roads from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. while crews install a traffic shift.
• 13 Mile Road will be closed under I-75 from 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, until Monday, March 8.

Weather permitting, work to replace the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road in the city of Madison Heights begins Tuesday, March 2. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, northbound and southbound I-75 will have one lane open between 14 Mile and 12 Mile roads while crews install a traffic shift. By tomorrow afternoon, two lanes of southbound I-75 will be maintained on the northbound side of the freeway from 14 Mile to 12 Mile roads. The southbound I-75 exits to 14 Mile and 12 Mile roads will be open.

Scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 13 Mile Road will be closed under I-75. The closure will allow for crews to safely demolish the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road and to begin excavation work for the new bridge supports. 13 Mile Road will have one lane open in each direction under I-75 by 5 a.m. Monday, March 8.

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Reminder: I-75 will reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. Monday, March 1, with two lanes open in each direction from just south of 8 Mile to just north of 13 Mile roads.  Please note that upon reopening, the following ramp closures will be in place until the end of the 2021 construction season.  

• The Eastbound and westbound I-696 ramps to southbound I-75,   
• All entrance and exit ramps along southbound I-75 from south of I-696 to 8 Mile Road.   
• In addition, southbound I-75 traffic will be shifted onto the northbound lanes in the vicinity of 13 Mile Road.

The shift will allow crews to rebuild the southbound I-75 bridge over 13 Mile Road this construction season.  

We encourage you to check the MiDrive map (https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/MiDrive/map) regularly to plan your route. 

Please pardon our noise for this weekend's work: For those that live in the vicinity of the Shevlin Avenue Vehicular or Highland Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, demolition will begin at 11 p.m. Friday and continue during the overnight hours.   

Fast facts: 

- The I-75 modernization resumes Friday with a weekend closure for bridge demolition.  

- I-75 will be closed between I-696 and M-102 (8 Mile Road) until Monday, March 1.  

- Eastbound and westbound I-696 ramps to southbound I-75 will remain closed until mid-November.  

As we are gearing up for the 2021 construction season to begin, we want to remind everyone that various lane, ramp, and road closures will begin this weekend.  We encourage you to check the MiDrive map (https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/MiDrive/map) regularly to plan your route.  Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming closures in the coming days by following our social media channels and project website.  

While southeast Michigan is experiencing wintry weather, Eliza is hard at work underground, heading north towards 12 Mile Road. Eliza has now traveled over 2,300-ft north from the I-696 Shaft Site (northeast corner of the I-75/I-696 interchange), placing her near Hampden Street and the northbound service drive intersection.   For more information on Eliza and the drainage tunnel please visit our Project Highlights page  www.modernize75.com/Project-Highlights-Tunnel

I-696 Shaft Site, looking south-west

Presentation and resources from the Segment 3 virtual Open House held on Wednesday, February 11th have been posted to the Segment 3 Resources & Links page for your use.

http://modernize75.com/segment3/resources 

Starting immediately, the southbound I-75 Service Drive will have a continuous lane closure between Evelyn and Bernhard Avenues through Friday, February 26^th.  Access to the southbound service drive from Evelyn, Maxlow, Elza, or Bernhard Avenues will be closed during this time.

Eastbound 13 Mile Road from Stephenson Highway to Montpelier will also have a single right lane stationary closure 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, January 29th.