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14 Mile, Long Lake Roads Closing For I-75 Bridge Demolition

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(WWJ) - Two local roads in Oakland County will be closed this weekend so crews can demolish bridges as part of the major I-75 reconstruction project.

The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing both directions of 14 Mile and Long Lake roads under I-75 for bridge demolition on the two structures that carry northbound I-75 over the local roads. 


Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, both directions of 14 Mile Road will be closed under I-75. Posted detours use John R. Road, Stephenson Highway and Rochester Road in both directions. Both directions of 14 Mile Road will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, April 8.

Further north, both directions of Long Lake Road will close under I-75 beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday. Posted detours use Livernois, Big Beaver and Crooks roads in each direction. Both directions of Long Lake Road will reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. Monday, April 8. 

Currently, both directions of I-75 have two lanes open with all traffic using the southbound side of the freeway, separated by a temporary concrete barrier. This configuration will allow for the northbound lanes and bridges to be reconstructed this year, and is expected to remain in place until late November.

This $224 million project involves reconstructing more than 8 miles of pavement, improving 18 structures, upgrading drainage, constructing community-developed aesthetics and federally approved noise walls, and continuing construction of the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes between Coolidge Highway and 13 Mile Road. 

The entire I-75 modernization project involves rebuilding approximately 18 miles of pavement, replacing bridges, adding an HOV lane in each direction, and bringing the freeway up to current design standards from north of 8 Mile Road to South Boulevard.

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