Lodge Freeway Closing This Weekend For Bridge Demolition

DETROIT (WWJ) - If you were planning to use the Lodge Freeway in Detroit this weekend, you might need a detour.

The Michigan Department of Transportation says northbound and southbound M-10 will be closed between I-75 and Jefferson Avenue so crews can demolish the pedestrian bridge over the freeway near Fort Street.

The closure is expected shut down around 9 p.m. Friday, July 21 and remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday, July 24.

Ramps that will also be closed include:

• Northbound and southbound I-75 ramps to southbound M-10 ramps
• Northbound M-10 ramp to northbound I-75
• Northbound M-10 ramp to southbound I-75 (will reopen by late August)
• The northbound I-75 ramp to northbound M-10 (will reopen this fall)

DETOURS

M-10:
• Northbound M-10 traffic will be detoured via Jefferson Avenue, northbound Rosa Parks Boulevard, northbound I-75, and westbound M-8 to northbound M-10.
• Southbound M-10 traffic will be detoured to northbound I-75, then southbound I-375 to Jefferson Avenue.

M-10/I-75 ramps:
• Northbound I-75 traffic headed for northbound M-10 is currently being detoured to westbound M-8 to northbound M-10
• Southbound I-75 traffic heading for southbound M-10 will be detoured to southbound I-375 to Jefferson Avenue.
• Northbound M-10 traffic heading for southbound I-75 will be detoured to westbound I-94, then westbound I-96 to northbound/southbound I-75.

MDOT says closing these lanes and ramps will provide workers with safe, protected work zones and provide motorists with the safest route possible through the area.

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