I-94 To Close At Woodward For The Weekend, Here's What You Need To Know

Ten beams that are about 232 feet long will be installed this weekend for the superstructure of the southbound lanes of the Woodward Avenue bridge over I-94. The beams will support the new concrete bridge deck where vehicles, pedestrians and the M-1 RAIL streetcars will travel.

M-1 RAIL, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), will be closing a section of I-94 in Detroit this weekend between I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway). The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, March 13, with all lanes of the freeway expected to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday in time for the Monday morning drive. The closure will enable construction crews to install ten steel beams on the west half (southbound lanes) of the new M-1 (Woodward Avenue) overpass above I-94 in coordination with the M-1 RAIL streetcar project.

During the closure, westbound I-94 motorists will be directed to southbound I-75 (Chrysler Freeway), then southbound I-75 (Fisher Freeway) to westbound I-96, and back onto westbound I-94. Eastbound I-94 motorists will be directed to eastbound I-96, then northbound I-75 (Fisher Freeway) to northbound I-75 (Chrysler Freeway), and back onto eastbound I-94. One lane will remain open for local traffic on eastbound I-94 from I-96 to M-10. In addition, the northbound and southbound M-10 ramps to westbound I-94 will remain open.

After the weekend closure, M-1 will continue to have one lane open in each direction over I-94, along with a center turn lane. All traffic will continue to be maintained on the east side (northbound lanes) of the structure. In addition, the John R. Road entrance ramp to westbound I-94, and the eastbound I-94 exit ramp to John R. Road will remain closed.

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