UPDATE- Lane & ramp closures: I-196, Allegan County, April 3 - July 2

 

UPDATE-

Holland/Saugatuck- See map below.

Tomorrow (Saturday) at approximately 9 a.m., southbound I-196 traffic will be shifted to the northbound side of the roadway near 140th Avenue, just north of Blue Star Highway Exit 41. Both directions of traffic will be separated by barrier wall. The ramps at the southbound I-196/Blue Star Highway (Exit 41) interchange will also be closed. 

The Saugatuck rest area remains closed through May 2022.

Project details-

ESTIMATED END DATE:

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will rebuild and improve approximately 12 miles of southbound I-196 from M-40 in Holland to 130th Avenue in the Saugatuck/Douglas areas. This project will include rebuilding and resurfacing, culvert replacements, bridge improvements, and replacing the Saugatuck Rest Area with a new facility. The majority of this work is funded by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program.

TRAFFIC IMPACT:

Southbound I-196 will be closed with both directions of traffic sharing the northbound side of the roadway. The southbound I-196 on and off ramps at Blue Star Highway (Exit 41) will be closed and traffic detoured south to Exit 36 (also Blue Star Highway). In early July, northbound US-31 traffic will be detoured onto I-196 and M-40.

The work is weather dependent.

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John Richard
Michigan Department of Transportation
Communications Representative
Grand Region
1420 Front Avenue, NW 
Grand Rapids, Mi 49504
Phone:  616-451-4063
Cell:  616-262-1565
Fax:  616-451-0707
E-mail:  richardj2@michigan.gov