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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2024
This weekend’s planned traffic shift for I-75 project
in northern Oakland County delayed
VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON, Mich. – Due to unforeseen delays, the traffic shift planned for the I-75 project between M-15 (Ortonville Road) and the Oakland/Genesee county line this weekend is cancelled. The traffic shift instead will occur mid- to late next week. Once in place, there will be two lanes of traffic in each direction on the existing southbound I-75 lanes throughout construction.
Upcoming Closures:
Beginning 3 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31:
- Northbound and southbound I-75 will have two lanes open in each direction between M-15 and Baldwin Road with traffic shifted to the southbound I-75 side of the freeway.
- The following entrance ramps will be closed:
- Northbound M-15 to northbound I-75
- Southbound M-15 to northbound I-75
- Northbound Dixie Highway to northbound I-75
- Southbound Dixie Highway to northbound I-75
- East Holly Road to northbound I-75
- Dixie Highway (Mile Marker 106) to northbound I-75
- Only the northbound I-75 Exit 101 ramp to Grange Hall Road will be closed. All other exits on northbound I-75 will be open.
- The Davisburg Rest Area on northbound I-75 will be closed.
As the work is weather dependent, it might get pushed until the following weekend.
Current Closures:
- Southbound I-75 will be reduced to one lane for barrier wall setting from Baldwin Road to M-15 through Tuesday, March 19.
- Southbound I-75 Exit 106 to Saginaw Road is closed through late fall.
- The Saginaw Road entrance ramp to southbound I-75 (Mile Marker 106) is closed through late fall.
- The Dixie Highway entrance ramp to southbound I-75 (Mile Marker 93) will be closed though late fall.
Funding for this project is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that 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.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing approximately $160 million to resurface and repair I-75 from M-15 (Ortonville Road) to the Oakland/Genesee county line. This project includes 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.
Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 1,936 jobs.