Northbound I-75 to be Closed, Detoured Beginning October 3 in Detroit

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reports that northbound I-75 will be closed from Schaefer Road to Clark Avenue Street in Detroit for multiple projects this weekend, including adding a protective surface to four bridges and an epoxy overlay to the I-75 Rouge River Bridge. 

Beginning 9:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, through 5:00 a.m. Monday, October 6, northbound I-75 will be closed from Schaefer Road to Clark Avenue. 

I-75 Detour Info

The posted detour will be northbound I-75, northbound I-275, eastbound I-94 and eastbound I-96 back to I-75. M-85 (Fort Street) will be available for local traffic as an alternate route. 

This project originally began in late April with short-term weeknight closures related to pier patching work on the 230 piers supporting the I-75 Rouge River bridge, the I-75 bridge over M-85 (Fort Street) and two ramp bridges. 

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