Expect delays, detours on Interstate 75 near Detroit this weekend

I-75 direction signs

If your trucking travels take you through the Detroit metro area on Interstate 75 this weekend, plan for delays and detours.

The Michigan Department of Transportation said beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, bridge work at M-102 (8 Mile Road) requires the weekend closure of northbound and southbound I-75, including multiple ramp closures. The I-75 service drive will remain open for local access only. 

Northbound I-75 will be closed from M-8 (Davison Freeway) to M-102 (8 Mile Road), including the following ramps:  

Detour:

  • Northbound I-75 to westbound M-8 (Davison Freeway), then northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue) to eastbound I-75 Business Loop (BL) (Square Lake Road), back to northbound I-75. 

Traffic can re-enter northbound I-75 at M-102 (8 Mile Road).

 Southbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to M-102 (8 Mile Road), including the following ramps:

Detour: 

  • Southbound I-75 to westbound I-75 BL (Square Lake Road), then southbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue) to eastbound M-8 (Davison Freeway), back to southbound I-75.

Traffic can use the southbound I-75 service drive to re-enter southbound I-75 at the State Fair Avenue entrance ramp.