South Main lane closure starts Sunday

Drivers, brace yourselves: The dreaded closure of 1 lane of South Main Street at Michigan Stadium starts Sunday.

The lane closest to the stadium will close roughly from Snyder Avenue to Keech Avenue, according to information from the city. However, traffic will be shifted so that two northbound lanes will remain, but only one southbound lane (see sketch at end of story). The southbound left-turn lane from Main to Stadium will remain open.

The sidewalk on the east side of Main Street will also be closed. The sidewalk on the west side will stay open.

The city says Main Street is scheduled to be fully reopened by July 15.

The street is being closed in order to do masonry work on the west side of the Michigan Stadium expansion and renovation project. That project is on track to be fully completed by the start of this year's college football season.