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Woodward Avenue Near I-94 In Detroit To Close For Two Weekends

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Woodward near I-94 in Detroit will close for two weekends along with one week night of work for urgent utility work.

PROJECT:

DTE Energy must perform critical gas main work under M-1 (Woodward Avenue) near Amsterdam and Piquette streets that requires closing M-1 north of I-94 for two weekends, along with one week of night work. Traffic will be detoured between Warren Avenue and East/West Grand Boulevard.

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:

M-1 (Woodward Avenue) will be closed in both directions between I-94 and East/West Grand Boulevard for the following time periods:   

Two weekends:

8 p.m. Friday, May 29 - 5 a.m. Monday, June 1

8 p.m. Friday, June 5 - 5 a.m. Monday, June 8

Weeknights:

8 p.m. - 5 a.m. Monday, June 1 - Thursday, June 4

DETOURS:

Northbound M-1 traffic will use eastbound Warren Avenue to northbound Brush Street, then westbound Grand Boulevard back to northbound M-1.

Southbound M-1 traffic will use eastbound Grand Boulevard to southbound John R Street, then the westbound I-94 service drive back to southbound M-1.

The Q-line is currently not in operation and is anticipated to be inactive during these periods of M-1 closures.

ESSENTIAL WORK:

This road construction project is an essential function. Transportation workers in the field follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines to limit their risk of getting sick.

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