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I-94 in Detroit closed for a week: detour routes

I-94 in Detroit closed for a week: detour routes

July 23, 20220

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is closing I-94 in both directions for 7 days due to new Second Avenue bridge modernization.

MDOT asks drivers to plan ahead for detour routes.

Starting at 4:00 am Friday, July 22, I-94 will be closed in both directions between I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway).

MDOT will move the new Second Avenue bridge over I-94 in Detroit July 22-29, weather permitting.
– The bridge move will require closing both directions of I-94 btwn I-75 and the Lodge for 7 days!
Detours: Visit https://t.co/8UQpaSYdSb @WWJTraffic @wxyzdetroit @FOX2News pic.twitter.com/uJhjKvtItu
— I94Detroit (@i94Detroit) July 16, 2022

In addition, at 1:00 a.m. July 22, all eastbound I-94 entrances will be closed from 30th Street (west of Warren Avenue) to Chrysler Drive, and all westbound I-94 entrances will be closed from Mount Elliott Street to Trumbull Avenue.

All closed ramps will reopen at 4:00 am on July 29th.

MDOT provided information on the detour for the interstate closure:

During the closure, eastbound I-94 traffic will be diverted to southbound M-10, then northbound I-75 back to eastbound I-94. Westbound I-94 traffic will follow southbound I-75, then westbound I-96 back to westbound I-94.