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US-23 Flex Route project in Livingston County resumes Monday

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin work on both directions of US-23 between M-36 and Lee Road in Livingston County, including:

This work is part of MDOT's ongoing $162 million investment to extend the US-23 Flex Route from north of 8 Mile Road to I-96. The project consists of just under 7.5 miles of hot-mix asphalt rebuilding and improvements, shoulder widening, interchange reconfigurations, bridge replacement, and improvements at nine structures. The US-23 Flex Route Phase 2 extension focuses on traffic safety, operations, infrastructure condition, and the directional peak period congestion along the US-23 corridor.

MDOT built the first Flex Route on US-23 between M-14 and 8 Mile Road in 2016 and 2017. The US-23 Flex Route project involved installing an active traffic management (ATM) lane in each direction with other safety improvements, as well as operational improvements and addressing condition needs. 

Funding for this project is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. The investment strategy is aimed at fixes that result in longer useful lives and improve the condition of the state's infrastructure.

County:
Livingston

Highways:
US-23
M36

Closest city:
Brighton

Start date:
6 a.m.
Monday, March 18, 2024

Estimated end date:
6 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 2, 2024

Traffic restrictions:
This project will require closing both directions of Silver Lake Road to Fieldcrest Drive from 7 a.m. Monday, March 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Traffic will be detoured via Whitmore Lake Road/Fieldcrest Drive and Lee Road/M-36 to access ramps and freeway.

The northbound US-23 ramps at Silver Lake Road will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday, March 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Traffic will be detoured via M-36 and the Lee Road interchanges and ramps.

The southbound US-23 ramps at Silver Lake Road will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday, March 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Traffic will be detoured via the M-36 interchange and ramps.

There will be no access to the Silver Lake Road carpool Lot from 7 a.m. Monday, March 18, until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16.

Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this $162 million investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 1,839 jobs.

Safety benefit:
These improvements will provide increased safety and mobility in this area of US-23, which is a significant local and national trade corridor. Closing lanes during this type of work is necessary to provide the safest work area possible for crews and motorists.

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