I-94 rebuilding project in Berrien County starts March 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2024

MEDIA CONTACT Nick Schirripa 269-208-7829 SchirripaN@Michigan.gov

I-94 rebuilding project in Berrien County starts March 11

Fast facts:

• Work to rebuild 8.5 miles of I-94 and four bridges, as well as repair nine other bridges, between Puetz Road and Britain Avenue in Berrien County begins Monday, March 11.
• The three-year, $204 million investment is funded in part by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program.
• This year's work will be from Puetz Road to Washington Avenue. Work in 2025 and 2026 will be from Washington Avenue to Britain Avenue.

COLOMA, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is set to begin on Monday, March 11, rebuilding 8.5 miles of I-94 and four bridges, as well as repairing nine other bridges, between Puetz Road in Stevensville and Britain Avenue in Benton Township, Berrien County.

This year's work will consist of rebuilding eastbound and westbound I-94 from Puetz Road, west of Red Arrow Highway Exit 23, to Washington Avenue, including bridges over Red Arrow Highway at Exit 23. There will be two lanes of I-94 open in each direction throughout the season. Other 2024 work includes drainage, sound abatement barriers, and culverts between Washington Avenue and Puetz Road.

During work to rebuild westbound I-94 from March 11 to July 1, northbound Red Arrow Highway traffic heading to westbound I-94 will be detoured on Red Arrow Highway and John Beers Road to westbound I-94. Southbound Red Arrow Highway traffic heading to eastbound I-94 will be detoured on John Beers Road to eastbound I-94. The westbound I-94 ramp to Red Arrow Highway will be detoured on John Beers Road Exit 22 to Red Arrow Highway.

Red Arrow Highway Exit 23 will be closed at I-94 for bridge demolition March 11 – 27. Southbound Red Arrow Highway will be detoured on westbound I-94 and John Beers Road. Northbound traffic will be detoured on St. Joseph Avenue, Marquette Woods Road, Cleveland Avenue, and Glenlord Road.

Work in 2025 includes rebuilding westbound I-94 from Washington Avenue to Britain Avenue and the westbound I-94 bridge over Pipestone Road. There will be two lanes of I-94 open in each direction, and Pipestone Road traffic will be detoured on M-139 and Napier Avenue.

Traffic will move to the newly built westbound I-94 lanes in 2026, and the eastbound lanes and bridge over Pipestone Road will be rebuilt.

Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 2,911 jobs.

Funding for this three-year, $204 million investment 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.

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