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Running the US-131 lighting project and ramp closure
Southbound US-131 drivers heading into Grand Rapids have been without the Wealthy Street exit since Sept. 3. MDOT now lists the ramp closed through Oct. 19, 2026, extending the earlier Oct. 1 and Oct. 16 dates. A signed detour remains in place.
Updated 2 days ago
Runs the closure and posts detours
Drivers on southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids lose the Market Avenue exit for more than two weeks starting Oct 21. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) lists the ramp as fully closed through Nov 6.
Updated 3 days ago
Manages the closure and detour
Drivers heading north on US-131 through downtown Grand Rapids lost the Pearl Street entrance ramp on Sept 8. MDOT closed it for seven weeks, routing traffic onto College Avenue via I-196. The ramp is scheduled to reopen Oct 30.
Granting agency distributing the infrastructure fund
Michigan is giving The Rapid $6 million from a state infrastructure fund to buy up to six buses and run extra service during big events in downtown Grand Rapids. The money targets crowds at Acrisure Amphitheater, Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall, plus the planned Amway Soccer Stadium.
Updated 4 days ago
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 6 days ago
Executing the roadwork project
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) fully closed the southbound I-75 ramp to northbound Gratiot Avenue (M-3), an important connector in Detroit's freeway network, on October 12. The closure runs until November 15, 2026.
Managing the bridge repair project
The two left lanes on southbound US-131 between Ann and Bridge reopened October 12 at 7 p.m., ending a closure that had backed up the drive into Grand Rapids since September 29. The $1 million MDOT bridge repair at the I-196 interchange continues, with four entrance ramps still closed through late October.
Owner and operator of Restore I-94 project
The ramp from eastbound I-94 to the northbound Lodge Freeway reopened on schedule September 28 after a two-week closure. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) shut the ramp September 14 for interchange work, with no extension announced.
Updated Oct 10
Managing the closure and detour
The Turner Avenue on-ramp to southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids closed Sept. 26 and stays closed until Oct. 12. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is rebuilding the ramp during its fall construction season at the downtown I-196 interchange.
Updated Sep 24
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
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.
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
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.
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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