(WWJ) Part two of the big I-75 modernization project in Oakland County has been delayed a bit due to the "recent winter weather."
Work that MDOT said was to get underway this Thursday has been re-scheduled to begin after Monday, March 4.
Next week, initial construction impacts will focus on the southbound lanes from Adams Road to south of 13 Mile Road as construction crews begin preparations for a traffic shift
Once the shift is in place, MDOT says, all southbound lanes between 13 Mile and Adams will be closed, with traffic using the right shoulder as a travel lane. All northbound traffic will be redirected to the southbound side of the freeway, with two lanes moving in each direction and a temporary concrete barrier in the middle.
That configuration is expected to be in effect by mid-March, allowing crews to prepare the southbound lanes of I-75 for a major change coming this spring. Crews will then begin working to completely reconstruct the northbound lanes.
That project, MDOT said, is expected to last most of the year, with southbound to be completed similar fashion next year.
This $224 million project will involve 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 M-102 (8 Mile Road) to South Boulevard.
Get ongoing updates on the project from MDOT at Modernize75.com or on Facebook and Twitter.
