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Grand River Avenue closed at I-96 in Brighton for bridge demolition nightly May 8, 9

May 07, 2025

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin nightly closures on eastbound and westbound Grand River Avenue for I-96 bridge demolition in Brighton. This work is part of the I-96/Grand River Avenue interchange project to rebuild the interchange as a diverging diamond interchange.

"Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, helping Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school and run errands safely," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "By the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired or replaced nearly 24,500 lane miles of roads and 1,900 bridges, supporting thousands of good-paying, local jobs without raising taxes by a dime. This year, let's build on our momentum to pass a bipartisan local road funding plan so we can keep fixing our damn roads and creating good-paying, local jobs."  

County:
Livingston

Highways:
Grand River Avenue
I-96

Closest community:
Brighton

Start date:
9 p.m.
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Estimated end date:
6 a.m.
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Traffic restrictions:
This project will require nightly closures 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. Thursday and Friday on eastbound and westbound Grand River Avenue at I-96.

Eastbound Grand River Avenue traffic will be detoured via Hilton Road and Old US-23 back to Grand River Avenue.

Westbound Grand River Avenue traffic will be detoured via eastbound I-96, Spencer Road and westbound I-96 back to Grand River Avenue.

Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this $41 million investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 390 jobs.

Safety benefit:
This closure is necessary to provide the safest work area possible for crews and motorists.

Press Release MI Newswire Department of Transportation University Region

Media Contact:

Aaron Jenkins

MDOT University Region Media Representative

JenkinsA10@Michigan.gov

517-243-9075

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