10/15/12 - Work is underway on the Latson Road Interchange, and the progress will become visible over the coming weeks and months. Nixon Road will close today, south of I-96 between Beck Road and the CSX Railroad. M-DOT says the closure is needed so that crews can relocate Beck Road as part of the upcoming interchange work at I-96 and Latson Road. As for the interchange itself, Road Commission Managing Director Mike Craine tells WHMI work crews will use the colder months to prepare the site for construction. Beginning this week, work crews will commence clearing the trees from the area around the work site. The following months will involve more utility relocations and construction on median support for the bridge. Demolition work has already begun for some houses on the south side of the freeway, which will allow crews to shift Beck Road southward and install new ramps. The rest area has been closed and is scheduled demolition in late October or early November to make room for the westbound off-ramp. Over the next few months, work crews will also begin removing soft sub-soils from spots around the work site and beginning the foundation work on the project. Craine says this is the best time to do that preparatory work since it is not affected by temperature. (TD)
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