Lane closures planned as MDOT removes U.S. 23 traffic shift

By Cindy Heflin Associate news director

Posted on Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 9:11 a.m.

Motorists will encounter lane closures on U.S. 23 in Livingston County this weekend and Monday as the Michigan Department of Transportation removes what it calls a “split-merge” configuration for a construction project.

MDOT said motorists would encounter a single lane closure on southbound U.S. 23 from Interstate 96 to Lee Road from 10 a.m. to noon Friday as crews do bridge painting there and remove a traffic shift.

Saturday, one lane will be closed on southbound 23 at Silver Lake Road from 7 a.m. to noon

Monday, MDOT expects to close one lane of southbound 23 from I-96 to Grand River Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Brighton Press and Argus reported that the Silver Lake Road ramp to southbound US-23 would be reopened Saturday. The ramp has been closed since August, according to the MDOT website.

Once MDOT removes the split-merge configuration, two lanes will be maintained in each direction on U.S. 23 with a traffic shift at the Huron River bridge, the newspaper reported.

MDOT is preparing to wrap up work on a U.S. 23 corridor improvement project in Livingston County. Read more about it on the MDOT website. The website also has interactive road construction maps.