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US-131 bridge repairs close Grand Rapids ramps through October

Spokesperson for MDOT during the US-131 bridge repair projects

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

Southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids faces weeks of lane closures

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Public voice of the project

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

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"Even a single-lane closure on 131 during the morning commute is rough. So a double-lane closure is going to be another animal altogether."

from Southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids faces weeks of lane closures · Updated Oct 13

"That bridge rehab work is going to go for at least another month. But the lighting project, which has that double-lane closure — hopefully it doesn't go all the way through Oct. 12, but that's what it's scheduled for."

from Southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids faces weeks of lane closures · Updated Oct 13