Roadwork Updates and Road Closures

Grand Rapids is easy to get around in-even when roadwork is in progress. Check these links to view all current area roadwork so you can avoid temporary traffic disruptions and plan a quick, convenient alternate route:

Projects of Note

Visitors will want to pay special attention to the following projects on major thoroughfares.

Downtown Road Closures

Market Ave and Fulton St Intersection Closed

This intersection and Monroe/Market from Campau Ave to the US-131 ramp is closed through the end of August. US-131 remains accessible from Cherry and Oakes streets. Fulton St is also closed from the Grand River to Ottawa Ave.

Follow detour signs to use Seward Ave, Pearl St and Division Ave when traveling east/west and Wealthy St, Division Ave and Pearl St traveling north/south.

Additional downtown road closures here.

Highway Lane Closures

I-196, M-11 to Market Ave

Eastbound and westbound drivers on I-196 from Market Ave to M-11 (28^th St) will experience lane shifts and single-lane closures. The Chicago Dr ramp to westbound I-196 is also closed. Through October 2022.

I-96 at M-21 (Fulton St)

A traffic shift and off-peak lane closures will occur on eastbound I-96 from I-196 to Cascade Rd through August. M-21 will also be closed and detoured from East Beltline Ave to I-96. Through August 2022.

I-96 and M-6

Two miles of westbound and eastbound I-96 between Thornapple River Dr and Whitneyville Ave are being rebuilt this year. The eastbound stretch, along with on-ramps from 36^th St and M-6 going east toward Lansing and Detroit will be closed through July 8, after which westbound work will begin. Completion is scheduled for November 2022.

I-96 in the City of Walker

Road and bridge improvements to 4.5 miles of I-96, from east of Bristol Ave to West River Dr, will cause intermittent lane and ramp closures and traffic shifts through September. The eastbound I-96 ramp to southbound US-131 will also be closed through mid-August. Drivers are advised to take one of the following detours:

Northbound US-131, West River Drive to southbound US-131
Eastbound I-96 to Plainfield Avenue, westbound I-96 to southbound US-131

I-196 in Ottawa County

If you’re driving to Grand Rapids from the west, roadwork in Ottawa County could impact your travel. Westbound I-196 will be shifted to the eastbound side of the roadway with traffic separated by a concrete barrier wall. In 2023, both directions of traffic will share the newly rebuilt westbound side while eastbound I-196 is reconstructed.

Please visit www.michigan.gov/drive for the most up-to-date information regarding lane closures, traffic cameras and incidents.