Good weather in early November allowed for some great flyover footage throughout the project.  In this video, check out the Coolidge Highway to Big Beaver Road section showing the great progress made so far this year.  While there is more work to be done, we are happy to continue to share these flyover videos. 

As crews are wrapping up work throughout the project for the winter, there is still much that will continue.  Work to complete the Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI) at Big Beaver and 14 Mile Roads has made a lot of progress, however Big Beaver DDI is looking to fully open in mid-December 2020 and the 14 Mile Road DDI is looking to fully open in Spring 2021.  Please see below for an update on each location:

Interchange construction will require the closure of 14 Mile Road under I-75 next week in the city of Troy. Starting at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, through-traffic on 14 Mile Road will be detoured continuously until 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Posted detours will include John R. Road, Maple Road, and Stephenson Highway in both directions. Access will be maintained to Oakland Mall during the week.

The closure is needed for crews to pave and apply final striping to 14 Mile Road in conjunction with the new diverging diamond interchange design.

In addition, single-lane closures will occur on northbound I-75 from 13 Mile to 14 Mile roads daily starting at 9 a.m. and ending by 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The left lane will be closed Monday, Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Nov. 10. The right lane will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thursday, Nov. 12. This work is weather dependent; any precipitation will push the closures back one day.

MDOT contracting crews will be installing pavement markings this week. This work will require reducing northbound I-75 to only one open lane from 12 Mile to Adams roads continuously starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, and ending at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. As the application process continues, there may be short-term closures of northbound I-75 exit and entrance ramps. This work is weather dependent, and any form of precipitation will push back the lane opening by one day.    

In addition, the following lane and ramp restrictions are scheduled:

• The Rochester Road entrance ramp to northbound I-75 will be closed 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.
• The northbound I-75 exit to Rochester Road will be closed 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. 
• The left lane of southbound I-75 will be closed from Maple to 13 Mile roads 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Thursday, Nov. 5. 

The following roads will have single right lane stationary closures Tuesday, December 1st, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

• Southbound I-75 from 12 and a half-mile to Gardenia
• Eastbound 11 Mile Road from Helene Avenue to the northbound I-75 Service Drive

In addition:

Southbound I-75 Service Drive from Mace Avenue to Middlesex Avenue will have a single left lane stationary closure Tuesday, December 1st, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Eastbound 13 Mile Road from Stephenson Highway to Montpelier will have a daily single right lane stationary closure Tuesday, December 1st at 9 a.m. until Wednesday, December 2nd, at 3 p.m. 

Crews will be doing guardrail repairs and other work in these areas. Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

The southbound I-75 Service Drive from north of 9 Mile Road to John R Road will have a single right or left lane intermittent closure daily from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday, December 4th, 2020. 

Eastbound and westbound 9 Mile Road from Berdeno Avenue to John R Road and northbound and southbound John R Road from Pearl Avenue to 9 Mile Road will also have single right or left lane intermittent lane closures daily during this time.

Crews will be constructing curbs and gutters in the area. Completion of the work will be contingent upon the weather.

Have you ever wondered about the large retaining wall work happening on northbound I-75 near 9 Mile Road?  This element of the project has received a lot of attention over the last few months and we are happy to share this video where you can see the progress and learn more about what it takes to build a retaining wall; from the excavation of soil, installation of the wire rebar, and the final addition of the decorative panels and tops.

The area of 8 Mile Road to I-696 Interchange has seen a lot of progress in the last few weeks.  In this video you can see completion of the Bernhard, Orchard, and Harry Avenue Pedestrian Bridges; the new Meyers, John R, and Woodward Heights Bridges; as well as paving of the northbound service drive as crews work hard to continue moving the project forward.  Stay tuned for more updates!