TAYLOR, Mich. (WWJ) – Call it the unofficial start of "construction season" in Michigan, as a major freeway reconstruction project in Metro Detroit is about to resume.
Following a pause for the winter weather, the second year of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Revive 275 project will get underway on Monday, with several lane closures over the next few weeks as crews prepare for a traffic shift on I-275.
By the end of the four-year project, which began last July, MDOT will repair and rebuild 24 miles of I-275 between 6 Mile Road near Livonia and Will Carleton Road in Carleton. The project is expected to affect more than 100,000 drivers, officials said back in July.
This portion of the project will see crews rebuilding southbound I-275 from 6 Mile Road to Northline Road, with both directions of traffic shifted over to the northbound lanes. There will also be bridge and ramp work on the southbound side.
Here's what to know about the timeline of this latest installment in the Revive 275 project:
Monday, Feb. 21 – Friday, Feb. 25:
Crews will be working 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, on the northbound side of I-275 with rolling lane closures from Northline to 6 Mile. There will be temporary ramp closures as crews prepare for the traffic shift.
Saturday, Feb. 26 – Saturday, March 5:
Only one lane of northbound I-275 will be open from Northline to 5 Mile road as crews move concrete barriers from the left shoulder into the northbound lanes so traffic can share the north and southbound lanes.
The southbound side of the freeway will have two lanes open from 7 Mile Road to Northline and there will be intermittent ramp closures for pavement marking applications.
Saturday, March 5:
Crews will begin shifting southbound traffic onto the reconfigured northbound lanes and will be intermittently closing the ramps to southbound I-275 as part of the traffic shift.
By Monday, March 7:
Both directions of I-275 will have two lanes open between Northline and 6 Mile. Northbound barrels will begin near Eureka Road while southbound barrels will begin near 7 Mile Road.
All on and off ramps will be accessible with median crossover ramps except when crews are working on specific ramps.
MDOT did not provide an estimate of when this portion of the project will be completed.
More information on the project can be found at Revive275.org.
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