Village of South Rockwood issued the following announcement on Feb 25.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is closing the southbound I-75 ramps at Newport Road for rebuilding.
This work is part of the I-75/Newport Road interchange project. The project includes rebuilding the Newport Road bridge over I-75 and building of roundabouts at each end of the bridge, along with rebuilding ramps at the interchange. The majority of work for this project is taking place in 2022-2023.
Start date:
7 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Completion date:
3 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Overall I-75 project completion date:
April 2023
Traffic restrictions:
Southbound I-75 traffic heading for Newport Road will be detoured to Nadeau Road, then northbound I-75 to Newport Road.
Newport Road traffic heading for southbound I-75 will be detoured to northbound US-24, then southbound I-275 to southbound I-75.
Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.
Safety benefit:
These improvements will provide increased safety and mobility in this area of I-75, which is a significant local and national trade corridor.
Original source can be found here.
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