If you drive through downtown Grand Rapids as a part of your commute, get ready to start planning some new routes. A major bridge connecting the city over U.S. 131 is about to go offline for nine whole months starting next year.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) just announced plans to shut down the Martin Luther King Jr. Street bridge that goes over and connects to US-131, for a $30 million reconstruction project.
And yes, that means completely closed (no traffic, no through access, nothing.)…