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Commute Alert: How I-275 Closure Affects Rush Hour

Work begins Tuesday on the next stretch of the $75 million project.

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A portion Interstate 275 northbound will be closed after the morning rush hour Tuesday and will remain closed until mid-September.

The freeway closes from M-14 north to Interstate 696, the Michigan Department of Transportation said.

Construction on the southbound lanes of I-275 finished early because of dry weather.

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MDOT’s Diane Cross said ramps will close first on Tuesday, according to WWJ/CBS Detroit.

“Then, once all those ramps are closed, then the only traffic driving northbound is that [which] is already on the freeway then we’ll shut it down at 96 and M-14,””Cross said. “So that’s expected to take a few hours.”

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The $75 million project replaces 88 lanes on I-275 from north of Five Mile Road to the Interstate 96/Interstate 696/M-5 interchange, as well as I-275 shoulder work, I-696 concrete repairs, repairs on 16 bridges, drainage improvements and work on intelligent transportation systems.

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