MDOT removing orange barrels to some roads statewide ahead of Memorial Day travel

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 55% of its road and bridge projects statewide ahead of Memorial Day weekend to ease traffic delays for drivers.

AAA said more than 1.3 million Michiganders are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day weekend—a 4% increase from 2023 and the second-highest forecast since 2000.

85 out of the 154 projects throughout Michigan will have lane restrictions removed beginning Friday, May 24, at 3 p.m. MDOT advises drivers that equipment and certain traffic configurations—such as temporary shifts or shoulder closures—will still remain in place. The lane restrictions will be put back into place at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28.

The following work zones in Mid-Michigan will remain active or have lane restrictions during Memorial Day weekend:

• I-69, Clinton County, has one lane closed in each direction between Old US-27 to US-127.
• I-96, Eaton and Ingham counties, has traffic shifted from Canal Road to Washington Road with the following restrictions:
  • The northbound Lansing Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed.
  • M-99 has one lane closed in each direction at I-96.
  • Washington Road is closed at I-96.
  • Billwood Highway is closed at I-96.
• US-127/I-496, Ingham County, has lane closures between Holt Road and M-43, along with the following restrictions:
  • The northbound US-127/I-496 ramps are closed and detoured at westbound I-96, Dunkel Road, Trowbridge Road, westbound I-496, and Kalamazoo Street.
  • The Trowbridge Road ramps to westbound I-496 and northbound and southbound US-127 are closed.
• US-23, Livingston County, has the following restrictions at Silver Lake Road:
  • The northbound and southbound US-23 exits to Silver Lake Road are closed.
  • The Silver Lake Road entrance ramps to northbound and southbound US-23 are closed.
• M-106 (Cooper Street) in Jackson, Jackson County, has the southbound lanes closed and detoured from Morrell Street to High Street.

To view the full list of lane restrictions that will remain active throughout the holiday weekend, visit MDOT’s website.

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