MDOT will be closing multiple ramps along US-23 in the Brighton area Tuesday, Sept. 5, during a stage shift on the Flex Route project:
- The northbound US-23 ramp to eastbound I-96,
- The eastbound/westbound Lee Road ramp to northbound US-23, and
- The northbound US-23 ramp to Lee Road (remains closed until Sept. 19)
Northbound US-23 will have lane closed from Silver Lake Road to I-96 as well.
This work is part of MDOT’s ongoing $162 million investment to extend the US-23 Flex Route from north of 8 Mile Road to I-96. The project consists of less than 7.5 miles of hot-mix asphalt rebuilding and improvements, shoulder widening, interchange reconfigurations, bridge replacement, and improvements at nine structures. The US-23 Flex Route Phase 2 extension focuses on traffic safety, operations, infrastructure condition, and the directional peak period congestion along the US-23 corridor.
MDOT built the first Flex Route on US-23 between M-14 and 8 Mile Road in 2016 and 2017. That work involved installing an active traffic management (ATM) lane with other safety improvements, as well as operational improvements and addressing condition needs. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to support 1,960 jobs.
| County: | Livingston |
| Highway: | US-23 and I-96 |
| Closest city: | Brighton |
| Start date: | Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
| Estimated end date: | Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
| Traffic restrictions: | During the closure of the northbound US-23 ramp to eastbound I-96, traffic will be detoured via westbound I-96 and Spencer Road to eastbound I-96.
During the intermittent closures of the eastbound and westbound Lee Road ramp to northbound US-23, traffic will be detoured via southbound US-23 and Silver Lake Road to northbound US-23. This work will also require closing one lane on northbound US-23 from Silver Lake Road to I-96.
Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes. |
| Safety benefit: | These improvements will provide increased safety and mobility in this area of US-23, which is a significant state, national, and international trade corridor. |
