US-131 bridge repairs over KL Avenue in Kalamazoo start Wednesday

 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020

 

CONTACT: Nick Schirripa, MDOT Office of Communications, SchirripaN@Michigan.gov

                       269-208-7829

 

US-131 bridge repairs over KL Avenue

in Kalamazoo start Wednesday

 

COUNTY:

Kalamazoo

 

HIGHWAY:

US-131

 

CLOSEST CITY:

Kalamazoo

 

START DATE:

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

 

ESTIMATED END DATE:

Thursday, April 30, 2020

 

PROJECT:

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing and repairing the US-131 bridge over KL Avenue and the Amtrak railroad. The $1 million investment includes nighttime and weekend work.

 

For project details and a map, please visit Mi Drive.

 

SAFETY BENEFITS:

This project will extend the life of the roadway and improve safety and ride quality.

 

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:

There will be nighttime single-lane closures on US-131. The ramp from Stadium Drive to northbound US-131 will be closed and traffic detoured on Drake Road and M-43. There also will be some intermittent total closures of KL Avenue with traffic detoured on 11th Street, Stadium Drive and Drake Road.

                                   

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