I-75 overpass north of St. Ignace to close Monday for emergency repair

Contact: James Lake, MDOT Office of Communications, 906-786-1830, ext. 311,

Agency: Transportation

COUNTY: Mackinac

HIGHWAY: I-75

CLOSEST CITY: St. Ignace

ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Monday, April 23, 2012

ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Friday, May 4, 2012

PROJECT: Emergency repair of a deteriorating portion of the I-75 overpass at Exit 348 (I-75 Business Loop (BL) and Lant Road.

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS: This work will require complete closure of the overpass during construction. I-75 through-traffic will not be affected by the closure. Traffic exiting southbound I-75 at Exit 348 will only be able to turn right onto Lant Road. Southbound I-75 traffic headed for the I-75 BL or downtown St. Ignace will be detoured to Exit 344 (US-2 and St. Ignace). I-75 BL traffic at Exit 348 will only be allowed to proceed north on I-75. Southbound traffic will need to go north on I-75 and change directions at Exit 352 (M-123).

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