Latson & Grand River Work to Remain Through SummerLatson & Grand River Work to Remain Through Summer

5/23/13 - With many Michigan residents expected to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation will be shutting down construction sites around the state to relieve traffic, including along I-96 through the Latson Road Interchange project. Out of MDOT’s 130 active road construction sites, work will cease and traffic restrictions will be lifted on 83 beginning Friday afternoon. The department expects more than a million people to travel at least 50 miles over the weekend, and it has closed as many construction sites and opened as many lanes as possible to accommodate the extra drivers. Locally, work on the Latson Road interchange project will cease and I-96 will be kept at three lanes in both directions throughout the weekend. However, Arend says the lane restrictions at the Latson Road and Grand River intersection that is part of the interchange work will remain in place through the holiday weekend, and in fact, for most of the summer. Although traffic will be smoother throughout the state, drivers should still be on alert while traveling along Michigan highways. The Michigan State Police are urging motorists to buckle up and drive cautiously this weekend, and federally-funded seatbelt enforcement zones will be in place until Tuesday. Click the link below to visit MDOT’s website, which identified all of the construction sites halted for the weekend. (TD)