Lane closures: EB & WB I-96, Kent County, September 2-5

 

Lowell Township- See map and alternate route information below.

Lane closures for pavement repair will remain in place through 5 a.m. this Friday on eastbound and westbound I-96 from 1 mile west of M-50 (Alden Nash Avenue) to the Kent/Ionia county line.  Delays for these repairs have been significant and this work zone will be set up using a late-merge, "zipper" system to maximize capacity... When a lane is closed in a construction zone, a zipper merge occurs when motorists use both lanes of traffic until reaching the defined merge area, and then alternate in "zipper" fashion into the open lane.  For more information on the zipper merge, go to: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/zippermerge/ 

Suggested alternate routes for eastbound traffic:

-Eastbound M-21 to southbound M-66 to eastbound I-96.

-Eastbound M-11 (28th Street) to eastbound Cascade Road/Grand River Avenue to southbound Nash Highway to eastbound I-96.

-Eastbound M-6 to southbound M-37 to eastbound 84th Street to eastbound M-50.

Suggested alternate routes for westbound traffic:

-Westbound I-96 to northbound Nash Highway (Exit 59) to westbound Grand River Avenue/Cascade Road.

-Westbound M-43 to westbound M-50.

-Westbound M-43 to northbound M-66 to westbound Grand River Avenue/Cascade Road.

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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