(WWJ) Attention drivers: There's a freeway closure ahead in Oakland County.
The Michigan Department of Transportation says beginning 9 p.m. Friday, June 9, contract crews will be closing I-75 in both directions from US-24 to Saginaw Road for the demolition of the Davisburg Road bridge over I-75.
All traffic will be detoured onto Dixie Highway during the closure, which is expected to end at 5 a.m. on Monday, June 12.
This work is part of MDOT's $160 million investment to resurface and repair I-75 from M-15 (Ortonville Road) to the Oakland/Genesee county line. The project involves resurfacing I-75, repairing 11 bridges, drainage improvements, culvert replacements, signs, and guardrail. Various work will be performed in different locations with different schedules throughout the 15 miles over four years.
MDOT said work slated for 2024 will include milling and resurfacing northbound I-75 from M-15 to the county line. There will be two lanes of northbound and southbound traffic sharing the existing southbound roadway.
In 2025, milling and resurfacing will occur on southbound I-75 from the county line to M-15. Traffic will share the existing northbound roadway.
Work slated for 2026 will include removing the temporary crossovers and remaining "miscellaneous activity," MDOT said.
Funding for the project comes from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that officials say are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. "The investment strategy is aimed at fixes that result in longer useful lives and improve the condition of the state's infrastructure," according to a news release.
