Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023:
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing a portion of I-94 near Detroit over the weekend as crews will be removing the Cass Avenue overpass.
The work will require closing I-94 between Interstates 75 and 96 starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb 3. Both directions of I-94 are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
WB I-94 traffic will be detoured via SB I-75 and WB I-96 back to WB I-94. EB traffic will be detoured via EB I-96 and NB I-75 and back. All entrance ramps to EB I-94 from 30th Street to M-10 (Lodge Freeway) and EB I-94 from Mt. Elliott to Linwood streets will be closed by 9 p.m. Friday and will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday.
Ramps that will remain closed after the weekend closure include:
The ramps will remain closed to allow crews to safely build the outside supports of the new bridge. Upon opening Monday morning, EB and WB I-94 will have three lanes open with traffic shifted toward the median to accommodate the bridge support work.
The new overpass will replace the original structure built in 1955. All work on this $12.5 million project is scheduled to be completed in early 2024.
