I-75 detour set to begin May 13, 2015

I-75 detour set to begin May 13

Friday, May 8, 2015

COUNTY: Chippewa

HIGHWAY: I-75

CLOSEST CITY: Dafter

ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 2015

ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: July 2015

PROJECT:

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be replacing two large culverts on I-75 approximately 2.5 miles south of the M-28/I-75 intersection. The culverts, installed in the 1960s, have reached the end of their service life.

Project map:I-75 culvert

 

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:

I-75 will be closed to traffic, with a posted detour. Northbound traffic will be detoured via Gaines Highway to M-80, then M-129 to M-28, and back onto I-75. The detour will be the reverse for southbound I-75 traffic.

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CONTACT: Dan Weingarten, MDOT Office of Communications

906-485-6322, ext. 136 weingartend@michigan.gov

 

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