MONROE COUNTY, Michigan — A major construction project on I-75 in Monroe County is set to begin Friday, bringing lane closures and traffic shifts as crews start rebuilding the stretch of highway.
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, work will start at 9 a.m. Friday, March 13, on a two-year project to rebuild about 3.2 miles of I-75 between Otter Creek and Laplaisance Road near the city of Monroe. The project will also include repairs to five bridges along that stretch of freeway.
The first phase of work will begin with lane closures over the weekend. Two lanes of I-75 will be closed in each direction while crews complete concrete pavement repairs on the southbound lanes. Once those repairs are complete, northbound traffic will be shifted to the southbound side of the freeway. Throughout the rest of the 2026 construction season, two lanes of traffic will remain open in each direction on the southbound side…