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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:

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

Current Projects

Road crews are winding up their work as winter approaches. It’s always a good idea to view the MDOT and City of Grand Rapids maps before you travel. 

Projects of Note

Visitors will want to pay special attention to the following projects on major thoroughfares and follow posted detours. The construction season is just starting – we’ll add new roadwork projects as soon as they’re announced.

Downtown GR

Division Ave. will be closed from Fulton St. to Michigan Ave. from March-November. Access to businesses will be maintained. The major intersections on this stretch – Fulton St., Fountain St., and Lyon St. – will be closed one at a time and detour routes will be adjusted accordingly.

When the Division and Fulton intersection is closed:

  • Northbound detour will use Cherry, Ionia and Crescent.
  • Southbound detour will use Coldbrook, Monroe, Louis, Ionia and Cherry.
  • Westbound detour uses Ransom, Lyon and Ottawa.
  • Eastbound detour uses Ionia, Fountain and Ransom.

When the Division and Fulton intersection is open:

  • Northbound detour will use Fulton and Ionia.
  • Southbound detour will use Coldbrook, Monroe, Louis and Fulton.

Northeast GR

Portions of Plainfield Ave. from I-96 to Airway St. will be closed from May-November. The project will be completed in phases and will include resurfacing the ramps at the I-96/Plainfield Avenue interchange. Details to come.

Northwest GR

The Fruit Ridge Ave. bridge over I-96 will be closed from spring through fall. Traffic will be detoured to 3 Mile and 4 Mile roads via the Walker Avenue/I-96 interchange.

Southeast GR

Short-term detours due to lane and ramp closures will be in effect on US-131 from 76th St. to 100th St from spring through November. Northbound U.S. 131 will be closed at 76th Street through July 15. Drivers will be detoured off the highway at 84th Street and directed to Division Avenue and then 76th Street.

Northbound M-37 (Broadmoor Ave.) will be closed at M-6 from mid-April to mid-July, and from 60th St. to 44th St. From June 16 through early July. Southbound M-37 is scheduled to close at 44th St. from mid-July through mid-October. Traffic will be detoured using M-6, I-96 and M-11 (28th St.). Short-term (2-3 weeks) intersection closures will also be in effect.

I-96 between M-37 (E. Beltline Avenue) and Cascade Road is being rebuilt from May 12 through mid-July. Weeknight (7pm-5:30am) lane closures, ramp closures and total closures with detours will be in effect throughout the project. Ramps at the I-96 interchanges with E. Beltline Avenue, M-21 (Fulton Street) and Cascade Road will be closed intermittently. Nightly total closures will be in place at the I-96/I-196 junction, with westbound traffic detoured to Cascade Road and eastbound traffic detoured to E. Beltline Avenue.