DETROIT (WWJ) – A seven-mile stretch of M-39, the Southfield Freeway, will be shut down in Detroit this weekend for future road work preparation.
The Michigan Department of Transportation says the northbound lanes of the Southfield will be closed from US-12 (Michigan Avenue) to McNichols Road. The southbound lanes of that same stretch will be closed June 10 through June 13.
The closure will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and run through 5 a.m. Monday both weekends.
Crews will be collecting large amounts of soil/pavement borings required for a future rebuilding project on the Southfield, planned for this stretch in 2025-2026.
Maintenance crews will also be cleaning and repairing drainage structures during the closure.
Here are the detour details Metro Detroit drivers will need to know about:
This weekend’s detour will be northbound M-39 to westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue), then westbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) to northbound US-24, and eastbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to M-39.
The detour for the southbound closure next weekend on M-39 will be westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road), then eastbound US-12 (Michigan Avenue) to M-39.
These closures will allow crews to work safely versus closing multiple lanes in different locations over many weekends, MDOT says.
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