Work to widen Kalamazoo’s stretch of I-94 begins Tuesday - MLive.com

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KALAMAZOO, MI — The Michigan Department of Transportation is starting a two-year project to widen I-94 from four to six lanes, from Lovers Lane to Sprinkle Road, in Kalamazoo and Portage.

The work will connect to expansion work completed in previous years along the Interstate 94 corridor.

Work is set to begin Tuesday, April 13, with pavement repairs on westbound I-94 lanes, between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road.

There will be nighttime single-lane closures on westbound I-94, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, through Thursday, April 15, and again from Monday, April 19, through Thursday, April 22.

MDOT is investing $87 million to widen 2.7 miles of I-94 and rebuild the Portage Road interchange with a new alignment known as a single-point urban interchange. The new interchange at Portage Road will be similar to the I-94/Westnedge Avenue interchange rebuild completed in 2009.

The I-94 project in Kalamazoo County also includes rebuilding four bridges and one culvert, traffic signal upgrades, new signs, freeway lighting and noise barrier installation, MDOT said in a news release.

This year, two lanes will be maintained in each direction on the westbound side of the interstate while eastbound lanes are rebuilt. There will be intermittent ramp and local road closures, with posted detours, during the project. For updated closure details, visit Mi Drive, MDOT said.

As part of the interchange realignment, the Kilgore Road bridge over I-94 and indirect left turn at Portage Road will be removed. The new Kilgore Road alignment east of Portage Road will use what currently is known as Kilgore Service Road.

Intermittent night and weekend work will be required throughout the project. Crews will suspend work in mid-November for the winter and resume in spring 2022. The project is expected to be completed by November 2022, MDOT said.

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