Full Closures on I-96 Next Week to Set Latson Interchange Beams Full Closures on I-96 Next Week to Set Latson Interchange Beams

8/8/13 - The Michigan Department of Transportation is entering into the next big phase of construction on I-96 as part of the Latson Road Interchange project. Over the next two weeks, there will be a full, overnight closure on I-96 at Latson Road so that crews can set beams for the new bridge. When I-96 is closed, M-DOT Spokeswoman Kari Arend tells WHMI traffic will be diverted off and on the freeway using the new ramps at the interchange. Eastbound I-96 will be closed starting Monday, August 12th between 10pm and 4am. Prior to the full closure though, there will be a double lane closure on eastbound I-96 that will start at 7pm. Then the following week on Monday, August 19th, there will be a double lane closure on westbound I-96 starting at 8pm, followed by the full closure between 11pm and 5am each night. Arend says overall, work is progressing on the Latson Road Interchange project. She says they’re still hopeful that they’ll be able to the majority of the project done this construction season and everything back open, but work will likely go later into November or December. Photo courtesy of Ron Staley/The Christman Company (JM)