GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Transportation is suspending work and lifting travel restrictions across much of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday as millions of Michiganders prepare to hit the roads.
AAA estimates that a record-setting nearly 3 million Michigan residents are planning to travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend. To mitigate traffic and safety concerns, MDOT will suspend work and lift most travel restrictions from Thursday at 3 p.m. through Monday at 6 a.m.
While operations will be suspended in most state road work zones, drivers should be aware that equipment and some traffic configurations may remain in place, including temporary shifts and shoulder closures. As always, motorists should exercise caution, wear seatbelts and avoid distractions while driving.
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Below is a list of some of the work zones that will remain active or have lane closures in effect this weekend across West Michigan during Independence Day weekend.
- 146th Avenue, Allegan County, is closed over US-131. 144th Street has lane closures over US-131 as well.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Grand Rapids is closed between Ionia Avenue and northbound US-131. The northbound US-131 on and off ramps are also closed.
- I-96, Ionia County, has lane closures and traffic shifts between Sunfield and Bliss roads. Eastbound I-96 ramp closures are in place at Jordan Lake Road and M-66.
- M-37, Kent County, has lane closures and traffic shifts between Main Street and 68th Street in Caledonia.
- M-46 (Apple Avenue), Muskegon County, is closed between Getty Street and Muskegon Avenue in Muskegon.
- M-46 (Apple Avenue), Muskegon County, is closed over Crockery Creek between Ravenna Road and Newaygo Road.
- US-31, Oceana County, has lane closures over the south branch of the Pentwater River between Hart and Pentwater.
- The US-31/I-96 interchange in Norton Shores, Muskegon County, has lane closures and the following ramp closures:
- Northbound US-31 Exit 110B to westbound I-96.
- Eastbound I-96 Exit 1B to northbound US-31.
- The eastbound Airline Road entrance ramp to southbound US-31.
- US-131, Allegan County, has one southbound lane closed with a traffic shift approximately 1 mile north of M-222.
- US-131 in Grand Rapids has northbound Exit 84B to Cherry Street closed. Eastbound Oakes Street is closed between Market Avenue and Cesar Chavez Avenue.
A full list of work zones and lane restrictions that will remain active across the state can be found here. All closures are subject to change…