The Michigan Department of Transportation says its I-94 reconstruction project between Stevensville and Benton Harbor is entering its next phase.
Spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells us starting on Saturday, traffic in both directions will be shifted to the westbound lanes of the highway, and MDOT will start work on the replacement of the eastbound lanes. There will be two lanes of travel in each direction, just as there have been since the start of the work.
Schirripa says traffic on Red Arrow Highway will be the most affected with the road at Exit 23 to be closed for about two weeks, staring Monday.
“The big change will really happen at Exit 23, Red Arrow Highway, where we’re going to be rebuilding the eastbound side now,” Schirripa said. “That bridge and those ramps will be getting rebuilt. That will be the biggest change for folks. We’ll have some detours in place for Red Arrow Highway for a couple of weeks, through the end of July, while we’re rebuilding that eastbound bridge over Red Arrow Highway. That will have detour traffic there. Then the ramps will remain closed through the end of November, early December.”
Detours will be posted, but Schirripa notes most local drivers will know how to get through the area.
The project moving into its next phase means construction is finished on half of I-94 between Puetz Road and Washington Avenue. However, I-94 construction closer to Benton Harbor will continue through 2026.
The three-year, $204 million project is funded in part by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program.
