Segment 1
Description & Timeline
The I-75 Modernization Project, which is introducing the first HOV lane in Michigan, has been accelerated. The original nine construction segments are now combined into three segments. Segment 1 and Segment 2 are complete, with Segment 3 actively in progress.
Improvements for Segment 1: North of Coolidge to North of South Boulevard included:
- Reconfigured the I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) interchange
- Replaced freeway lanes and bridges
- Connected with Bloomfield Township Safety Paths on Squirrel Road over I-75
- Developed and constructed tree replacement and landscape plan
- Upgraded existing Bloomfield - Adams Road Carpool Lot
- Incorporated collaboratively-developed community aesthetics
- Planted over 6,000 trees and shrubs
Timeline
- Start date: June, 2016
- Open to traffic date: September, 2017
Have Segment 1 Questions?
(313) 518-1078*
MDOT-I75-MegaProject@michigan.gov
*Operating hours M-F 8am to 5pm. Please leave a voicemail after hours and you will receive a return call the next business day.