Michigan Interchange I-75 Closures

EMERGENCY DETOUR ALERT: Bridging North America (BNA) has implemented a new detour on Woodmere Street in response to the emergency closure of the Fort Street and Dearborn Street intersection. Northbound motorists heading toward Springwells Street northbound will be detoured to Fort Street eastbound/Melville Street eastbound, south on Green Street southbound, west on Jefferson Avenue westbound, north on Dearborn Street northbound, north on Woodmere Street, east on Vernor Highway eastbound, and then Springwells Street.

 

Fort Street - NEW

• The existing mobile closure on Fort Street between Springwells Street and Clark Street will remain in place until December 23, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily as needed.
• Starting December 7, 2022, at 7 a.m. Bridging North America will temporarily close the parking lane on
  westbound Fort Street between Green Street and Wilde Street for traffic signal installations. The closure
  will be in place until December 16, 2022, at 6 p.m.
• On December 8, 2022, at 7 a.m. Bridging North America will temporarily close the parking lane on
  westbound Fort Street between Military Street and Cavalry Street for manhole reconstruction work. This
  closure will be in place until December 9, 2022, at 6 p.m.

Springwells Street - NEW

• All lanes of the Springwells Street off-ramp from southbound I-75 will close from December 9 - 12, 2022.
• All lanes of the Springwells Street off-ramp from southbound I-75 will close from December 16 – 19, 2022.

Vernor Highway - NEW

• The Vernor Highway on-ramp to southbound I-75 will close from December 9 – 12, 2022.
• The Vernor Highway on-ramp to southbound I-75 will close from December 16 – 19, 2022.

Ambassador Bridge - NEW

• All lanes of the Ambassador Bridge on-ramp to southbound I-75 will close from December 9 – 12, 2022.
• All lanes of the Ambassador Bridge on-ramp to southbound I-75 will close from December 16 – 19, 2022.

Jefferson Avenue

• The right lane of eastbound Jefferson Avenue between West End Street and Campbell Street will remain closed, and traffic will continue to be shifted to westbound Jefferson Avenue until December 23, 2022. 

West End Street 

• Southbound and northbound I-75 Service Drives will remain closed between Wheelock Street and Springwells Street until December 16, 2022.

Livernois Avenue 

• The existing closure on Livernois Avenue between Fort Street and Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks will remain in place until April 28, 2023.

I-75 - NEW

• Three left lanes on northbound I-75 will close between the Springwells Street off-ramp and Clark Street on December 9, 2022, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Three left lanes on southbound I-75 will close between the Clark Street off-ramp and the Springwells Street/southbound I-75 on-ramp on December 9, 2022, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Northbound I-75 will close between the Springwells Street off-ramp and Clark Street from December 9, 2022, at 9 p.m. to December 11, 2022, at 10 a.m.
• All lanes of the Springwells Street on-ramp to northbound I-75 will close from December 9, 2022, at 9
  p.m. to December 11, 2022, at 10 a.m.
• Southbound I-75 will close between the Clark Street off-ramp and the Springwells Street/southbound I-75 on-ramp from December 9– 12, 2022.
• Three left lanes on southbound I-75 will close between the Clark Street off-ramp and
  Springwells Street/southbound I-75 on-ramp on December 16, 2022
• Southbound I-75 will close between the Clark Street off-ramp and Springwells Street/southbound I-75 on-ramp from December 16 – 19, 2022.

I-75 Northbound 

• The Livernois exit-ramp at Northbound I-75 will close over a long-term period.

I-75 Southbound

• The right shoulder and right lane will close on northbound I-75 from Springwells Street to Clark Street from September 26, 2022 – December 18, 2023.
• The right shoulder and right lane will close on southbound I-75 from Bagley Avenue to Springwells Street from October 3, 2022 – December 18, 2023.

 

I-75 Service Drive - NEW

• Existing mobile closures on the northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives between Clark Street and Scotten Streets, and Springwells and Central Streets will remain in place until March 31, 2023, between 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. as needed. Only one lane will close. Closures will be less than 30 minutes in duration during these time frames for mobilization and demobilization of equipment activities.
• The existing mobile closures along northbound and southbound I-75 between Schaefer Avenue and
  Michigan Avenue will remain in place until April 28, 2023, from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily as needed.
• The existing northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drive closures between Waterman Street and
  Dragoon Street will remain in place until December 16, 2022. These closures have been extended to
  complete the realignment and reconstruction of the northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives.
• Northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drive will close over a long-term period between Green Street
  and Waterman Street. Combined with pre-existing Service Drive closures in the area will make the entire
  northbound and southbound Service Drive closed from Springwells Street to Clark Street.
• The left two lanes of southbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Springwells Street and Central Street until December 16, 2022
• The left lane of northbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Springwells Street and Glinnan Street until December 16, 2022

 

• Existing mobile closures on the northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives between Clark Street and Green Streets, and Springwells and Central Streets will remain in place until October 31, 2022, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. as needed. Only one lane will close. Closures will be less than 30 minutes for mobilization and demobilization of equipment activities.
• Mobile closures on northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives between Schaefer Avenue and Michigan Avenue will remain in place until October 28, 2022, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily as needed.
• The existing northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drive closures between Waterman Street and Dragoon Street will remain in place until December 16, 2022. These long-term closures have been extended to complete the realignment and reconstruction of the northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives.

 

• Northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drive will close over a long-term period between Green Street and Waterman Street. Combined with pre-existing Service Drive closures in the area will make the entire northbound and southbound Service Drive closed from Springwells Street to Clark Street.

The following road closures are in place;

• Waterman Street between northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives
• Dragoon Street between Fort Street and the southbound I-75 Service Drive
• Green Street between Fort Street and the southbound I-75 Service Drive.

 

• The southbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Clark Street and Dragoon Street until December 16, 2022.
• The northbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Clark Street and Dragoon Street until December 16, 2022.
• The southbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Junction Street and Clark Street until December 16, 2022, at 06:00 p.m.
• The northbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Junction Street and Clark Street until December 16, 2022 at 06:00 p.m.
• The southbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Dragoon Street and Junction Street until December 16,2022 at 06:00 p.m.
• The northbound I-75 Service Drive will remain closed between Dragoon Street and Junction Street until December 16, 2022 at 06:00 p.m.

 

Long Term I-75 Closures

As construction of the Michigan Interchange and the US Port of Entry (POE) continues, Bridging North America will extend the temporary closures along Livernois Avenue. Additionally, Cavalry Street and Military Street will remain closed over a long-term period. As a reminder, in July 2020, several streets closed over a long-term period including sections of Dragoon Street, Driggs Street, Harvey Street, Reeder Street and Hussar Street.

 

Junction Street

• Junction Street bridge between the northbound and southbound I-75 Service Drives will close over a long-term period.

Springwells Court

• Springwells Court northbound and southbound is closed west of the Lafarge entrance to east of the Springwells Court detour from May 15, 2021 until November 23, 2024.

Cavalry Street

• Cavalry Street will remain closed between the northbound I-75 Service Drive and Fort Street.

Military Street

• Military Street will remain closed between the northbound I-75 Service Drive and Fort Street.

Post Street

• Post Street remains closed over a long-term period between CSX Railroad and the Delray Mechanical entrance.

Campbell Street 

• The existing long-term closure on Campbell Street between West Jefferson Avenue and Fort Street will remain in place until May 31, 2023.

Construction Activities 

US Port of Entry (POE)

• Removal of the surcharge material continues at the west bridge.
• Installation of underground wet and dry utilities continues.
• Installation of metal composite material (MCM) panels and masonry unit (CMU) blocks continue as well as the installation of pipe insulation, overhead hangers, conduits, pipes, ducts and caulked glass for the Commercial building. Crews are preparing slab on grade for snow melt, performing wall rough-ins for conduit and installing overhead hangers, ducts, conduits and pipes for the Main building. Activities also include the installation of masonry unit (CMU) blocks, partition steel, interior framing and girts and curtain wall installation and glazing.
• Column isolation work and the installation of masonry unit (CMU) blocks continue for the Outbound building. Work also continues on the overhead hangers, pipes and conduits.
• Crews continue underground floor boxes and slab on grade preparations for the Pedestrian Processing building. Form work for the east battered piers continues for the Non-Commercial and the Commercial Canopies. 
• Footings formwork continues for the After-Hours Canopy.
• Installation continues of overhead hangers and pipes and exterior framing on the Skybridge.

US Bridge site

• Crews have installed a new set of anchor boxes in the tower.
• Approach and back span activities are ongoing.

Michigan Interchange

• Pile driving and concrete work continues along I-75
• Pump station work included form and pours at Waterman Street and installed ERS at Junction.
• Poured and cured the sidewalks on the Service drive from Livernois to Green.
• The mainline drive for northbound I75 widening was cured
• Installed reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and restrain at northbound Junction.