PORT HURON, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is making lane and ramp adjustments to help accommodate traffic flow during the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) plaza expansion project in Port Huron.
Traffic on the Pine Grove ramp to the plaza will be restricted to passenger vehicles only starting Monday, June 9. The eastbound I-94 lanes leading into the plaza will be changed to accommodate three lanes of traffic, with the left lane reserved for passenger vehicles starting Sunday, June 15.
This work is part of Component 1 of the BWB plaza expansion project. Component 1 includes relocating eastbound I-94/I-69 Exit 275 to M-25 (Pine Grove Avenue), reconfiguring the 10th Avenue/Pine Grove Avenue intersection, rebuilding eastbound I-94/I-69 at the MDOT maintenance facility location, and installing noise walls along the eastbound I-94/I-69 exit to Pine Grove Avenue, as well as along westbound I-94/I-69 Business Loop (BL) from Garfield Street south to the Black River Bridge.
"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:
St. Clair
Highway:
I-94
Closest community:
Port Huron
Start date:
Monday, June 9
Overall project end date:
December 2025
(Sound walls along westbound I-69/I-94 BL will be completed in 2026.)
Traffic restrictions:
Drivers can expect intermittent lane closures and delays as changes are put in place.
Jobs numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this $36.3 million investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 346 jobs.
Safety benefit:
This project will provide a better ride, improve traffic operations, and extend the service life of the roadway and associated bridges.
