LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin the following ramp closures on Tuesday for paving:
"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."
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 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 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
Highways:
US-23
Lee Road
Closest community:
Brighton
Start date:
5 a.m.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Completion date:
5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Overall project completion date:
January 2026
Traffic restrictions:
The southbound US-23 ramp to Lee Road will be closed beginning at 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, until 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17. Traffic heading for Lee Road will continue south on US-23, take Silver Lake Road Exit 55, and go north on Whitmore Lake Road to reach Lee Road.
The eastbound/westbound Lee Road ramp to southbound US-23 will be closed beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, June 9, until 7 p.m., Friday, June 13. Traffic will be detoured via southbound Whitmore Lake Road and Silver Lake Road to southbound US-23.
Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.
Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 1,960 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.
