US-23 Flex Route Phase 2 update: Multiple US-23 nightly ramp closures begin Saturday in Livingston County

LANSING, Mich. - As part of the epoxy overlay for the US-23 Flex Route project in the Brighton area, the following closures will occur nightly 8 p.m. - 5 a.m. Saturday, July 27- Saturday Aug. 3 at the US-23/I-96 interchange in Brighton:

• The eastbound I-96 collector/distributor (CD) lane,
• The eastbound I-96 ramp to southbound US-23,
• The eastbound I-96 ramp to northbound US-23,
• The southbound US-23 ramp to eastbound I-96, and
• The eastbound/westbound Spencer Road ramps to eastbound I-96.
  

  This work is part of the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) ongoing $162 million investment to extend the US-23 Flex Route from north of 8 Mile Road to I-96. The project consists of less than 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. That work involved installing an active traffic management (ATM) lane 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

  Highway:
  US-23

  Closest city:
  Brighton

  Start date:
  8 p.m.
  Saturday, July 27, 2024

  Completion date:
  5 a.m.
  Saturday, Aug. 3, 2023

  Overall project completion date:
  January 2026

  Traffic restrictions:
  The following detours will be in place during these closures:

• The eastbound I-96 collector/distributor (CD) lane: Traffic will be shifted to eastbound I-96
• The eastbound I-96 ramp to southbound US-23: Traffic can exit at Kensington Road and get onto westbound I-96 to reach southbound US-23.
• The eastbound I-96 ramp to northbound US-23: Traffic can exit at Kensington Road and get onto westbound I-96 to reach northbound US-23.
• The southbound US-23 ramp to eastbound I-96: Traffic will be detoured via westbound I-96 and Grand River Avenue to eastbound I-96.
• The eastbound/westbound Spencer Road ramps to eastbound I-96: Traffic will be detoured via Old US-23, Grand River Avenue, and Pleasant Valley Road to eastbound I-96.

Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.

Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this 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 state, national, and international trade corridor.