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Morning Commuter Alert: Southfield Freeway Open
The Southfield Freeway is back up and running. This will be the first week day it's open since a major reconstruction project that got underway in May.
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The Southfield Freeway is back up and running. This will be the first week day it's open since a major reconstruction project that got underway in May.
Good news if you take the Southfield Freeway. Along with its imminent reopening, commuters will have more room to move very soon.
The Southfield Freeway is expected to reopen to traffic a couple of weeks ahead of schedule; mid-October instead of the end of the month, closer to Halloween.
If you think taking the service drives through the Southfield Freeway construction zone is challenging, try living there. WWJ's Ron Dewey spoke to some of those residents on Detroit's west side.
A special delivery for four Allen Park firefighters, as they help deliver a baby boy in a construction zone at the foot of the Southfield Freeway.
MDOT is closing down even more of the Southfield Freeway. Starting Wednesday, the freeway closure will extend further south into Dearborn and Allen Park.
So how are this summer's road projects coming along? Pretty good - that's according to Michigan Department of Transportation Spokesman Rob Morosi, who says road reconstruction is somewhat like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.
The complete closure of the Southfield Freeway from I-96 to Ford road has been delayed until next weekend.
Northbound and southbound Southfield Freeway is now fully closed between M-10 Lodge Freeway and M-5 Grand River Ave. The 14-mile-long road will remain closed until October.
Your weekend driving plans may need to include a detour.
MDOT will close M-39 Southfield Freeway this weekend so that crews can safely demolish the Joy Road overpass above M-39.
The M-39 Southfield Freeway renovation project will begin on Saturday, May 14. The project will completely close the freeway between Grand River Ave. and M-10.
Two adults and two children - believed to be under 10 years old - were in a Ford Explorer SUV that rolled over on the southbound Southfield freeway.
Construction barrels are being deployed for a major project that'll affect thousands and thousands of people every day.
If you travel the Southfield Freeway as part of your daily routine, you may need to pack a little extra patience beginning Monday.
Major traffic backups are expected on the Southfield freeway, beginning next Monday.
The 20 and 21-year-olds were coming out of a house just after 3 a.m. near Tireman and the Southfield Freeway when more than two dozen shots were fired.
One suspect is dead and another is still at large following a police chase in Dearborn.
Major backups were reported on I-696 in Macomb County where the freeway is closed. The Southfield Freeway is also closed.
Portions of I-696 and the Southfield freeway will be shut down this weekend.
During the first three weekends in March, both directions of Southfield Freeway will be closed in order to safely demolish overpasses.
Later this morning, McNichols and Schoolcraft roads will be closed to traffic where they cross over the Southfield Freeway.
The teen had gotten out of his vehicle and was standing in the right lane of the freeway when he was struck.
As part of this year's major renovation project for the Southfield Freeway, the Pembroke Avenue bridge will be rebuilt with carbon fiber reinforced polymer materials replacing steel for three major components. It's the next step forward in an innovative technology for building bridges that has been developed and tested at Lawrence Technological University.
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