MDOT lifts some lane restrictions to ease traffic over Labor Day weekend

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Michiganders traveling this Labor Day weekend will see fewer orange barrels on their commute.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is lifting 60% of its road and bridge construction projects statewide to avoid traffic delays for holiday travelers. Lane restrictions will be lifted beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, August 30. Lane restrictions will be reinstated at 6 a.m. Tuesday, September 3.

MDOT also reminds travelers that the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to public traffic on Labor Day from 6:30 a.m. to noon during the annual bridge walk.

The following construction sites in Central Michigan will remain open over the holiday weekend:

• I-69 Business Loop (Cochran Road), Eaton County, is closed at the Battle Creek River.
• The following restrictions apply to I-94, Jackson County:
  • All entrances and exits on Dearing Road are closed. Dearing Road is closed at I-94 and is being detoured.
  • The ramp from I-94 eastbound to M-60 west/southbound is closed and detoured.
• On I-96 in Eaton and Ingham counties, traffic will be shifted between Canal Road and Washington Road with the following restrictions:
  • The ramp from northbound Lansing Road to eastbound I-96 is closed.
  • On M-99, one lane is closed in each direction at I-96.
  • Washington Road is closed at I-96.
  • The Billwood Highway is closed at I-96.
• On I-96 Business Loop (Cedar Street), Ingham County, one lane is closed in each direction between Northrup Street and Miller Road.
• US-127/I-496, Ingham County, will experience lane closures between Holt Road and M-43 and the following restrictions:
  • The ramps to northbound US-127/I-496 are closed and detours are being made at Dunckel Road, Trowbridge Road, westbound I-496 and Kalamazoo Street.
  • The Kalamazoo Street and Trowbridge Road ramps to southbound US-127/I-496 are closed.
  • The westbound Trowbridge Road ramps to I-496 and northbound and southbound US-127 are closed.
• I-96, Ionia County, is experiencing traffic delays in both directions between Bliss Road and Sunfield Highway west of Portland. Jordan Lake Road is closed above I-96, but all ramps are open.
• On US-23 in Livingston County, the northbound exits to M-36 westbound and 9 Mile Road eastbound are closed.

To see which construction sites will remain in place across the state over the holiday weekend, visit the MDOT website.

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