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Appears in 15 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Published the construction closure on its Mi Drive map.
The ramp from westbound Interstate 196 to northbound U.S. 131 in Grand Rapids is closed for construction from Nov. 16 through Nov. 25, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). MDOT lists the closure as total, so drivers cannot use that ramp in that direction.
Updated 8 hours ago
As of Nov. 10, had not publicly confirmed whether the Pearl Street ramp (listed to reopen Oct. 30) or the Market Avenue exit (listed for Nov. 6) were back open. The Franklin Street ramps are listed to reopen Nov. 13.
The Pearl Street entrance ramp to northbound US-131 in downtown Grand Rapids has been closed since Sept. 8, when the Michigan Department of Transportation shut it for seven weeks. The agency listed Oct. 30 for reopening and, as of Nov. 10, had not said whether it is back open.
Updated Yesterday
Executing the roadwork project; its construction listing now shows the ramp closed until November 25.
The Michigan Department of Transportation now lists the ramp from southbound I-75 to eastbound M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) in Detroit as closed until November 25, 2026, ten days past the November 15 date in its earlier listing. Southbound I-75 traffic heading for eastbound M-3 is detoured via southbound I-375, eastbound Jefferson Avenue and northbound St. Aubin Street.
Owner and operator of Restore I-94 project
Eastbound Interstate 94 between I-275 and Wayne Road drops to one lane from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, for a traffic shift. Both I-275 ramps to eastbound I-94 close during those hours, and the eastbound exit to Wayne Road shuts from Oct. 31 through July 2027, with traffic detoured to Vining Road at Exit 197.
Updated Nov 1
Managing the bridge repair project
Southbound US-131 is moving again through downtown Grand Rapids after the two left lanes between Ann and Bridge streets reopened October 12. MDOT's $1 million bridge repair at the I-196 interchange reached its listed October 30 end date without a public announcement that the remaining ramps had reopened.
Updated Oct 31
Running the lighting replacement and the I-196 bridge repair, with rotating lane and ramp closures scheduled through mid-November
MDOT closed the southbound US-131 ramp to Wealthy Street on Sept. 3. The agency's construction listing set Oct. 19 as the reopen date, after pushing it from Oct. 1 and then Oct. 16. The listing gave drivers a signed detour.
Updated Oct 24
Granting agency distributing the infrastructure fund
Michigan is giving The Rapid $6 million to buy up to six buses and run more frequent service on nights when downtown Grand Rapids hosts big events. The money targets crowds at Acrisure Amphitheater, Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place, DeVos Performance Hall and the Amway Soccer Stadium now under construction.
Finished the bridge work tied to the Turner Avenue closure; the ramp reopened to southbound US-131 traffic by Oct. 13.
The Leonard Street/Turner Avenue on-ramp to southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids reopened Oct. 13, ending a closure that began Sept. 26. The two left lanes of southbound US-131 between Ann Street and Bridge Street reopened the evening before.
Updated Oct 23
Runs the closure and posts detours
The southbound US-131 exit to Market Avenue in Grand Rapids has been closed since Oct 21. MDOT set Nov 6 as the end date, and public notices reviewed Nov 7 had not announced a reopening.
Updated Oct 16
Lane closures lifted; bridge rehabilitation continues
The two southbound lanes on US-131 between Ann and Bridge streets reopened Oct. 12. MDOT closed them Sept. 28 for bridge repairs and new lighting, a two-week project that backed up the morning commute.
Updated Oct 13
As of September 2026: Running the pay-per-mile pilot program
Michigan has taxed gasoline at the pump for nearly a century to pay for roads. Now the state is testing a replacement: charging drivers for every mile they travel, with 1,000 volunteers taking part in a pilot starting in early 2027.
Updated Sep 8
As of September 2026: Owner and funder of the bridge repair project
Grand Rapids drivers lost the ramp from eastbound I-96 onto northbound US-131 on September 8, and it stays closed through late October. Michigan is spending $1 million to repair the bridge's supports, steel beams and barrier walls.
As of September 2026: Runs the state's road construction program
Michigan drivers get a holiday break from construction barrels. MDOT is lifting lane restrictions on 91 of its 156 active road projects, starting 3 p.m. Friday and running through 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Updated Sep 4
As of September 2026: Operating the Restore 94 reconstruction project
Michigan's transportation department shut down the eastbound I-94 ramp to Livernois Avenue in Detroit for bridge work starting Sept. 8. MDOT listed the closure as running until Sept. 26, with traffic detoured east on Michigan Avenue and north on Livernois back to I-94.
As of September 2026: Owner of the project; funding and managing the repairs
US-31 in Whitehall is getting a $2.8 million bridge repair. Construction begins Sept. 8 and is expected to wrap up by mid-November. Drivers face lane closures on the highway, a closed Walsh Road underpass, and a restricted Colby Street exit.
Updated Sep 3
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