Genesee County could add $700-million I-75, I-69 interchange ‘mega’ project to long-range plan
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI The county is preparing to add a whopper of a transportation project to its long-range plans a $700-million reconstruction of parts of Interstate 75 and I-69 and a modernization of the area where the highways connect.
The project’s timeline is loose and no funding has been dedicated to it, but Michigan Department of Transportation officials have said previously that it could start within this decade and the county started accepting public comments Sunday, Jan. 17, on an amendment that would add it to its 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan.
PROJECT:
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin 24-hour work at the temporary bridge site on M-30 over the Tobacco River. This work is part of a $4.3 million investment to build a prefabricated steel bridge at the former M-30 causeway bridge site in southern Gladwin County.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:
M-30 is closed from Cedar Drive to Twin Lake Road. Traffic will be detoured via Curtis Road, M-18, and Dale Road.
This work will result in increased noise levels, particularly Dec. 16 - 22 and Dec. 28 - 30 while crews drive steel sheeting and piles for the bridge foundation. Overnight work is being allowed to expedite the building schedule.