MDOT starts I-94 work near St. Joseph. When to expect road work

The final deliberate yr of labor is over Interstate 94 near Benton Harbor and St. Joseph in Berrien County is choosing up, the Michigan Division of Transportation (MDOT) mentioned this week.

The work can be accomplished three years, $204 million, rebuilding Michigan undertaking to rebuild eight miles of freeway, construct 4 bridges and restore 9 others, MDOT mentioned.

This yr’s development will rebuild eastbound I-94 from Washington Avenue to Britain Avenue and contains work on a number of bridges and culverts, MDOT mentioned.

MDOT mentioned the work by Rieth Riley Development, Kalin Development and Milbocker and Sons Inc. began this week and that reconstruction is underway eastbound I-94 between Washington Avenue and Britain Avenue will begin subsequent week.

Development would require one-lane closures on I-94 and the set up of a brief barrier wall.

“Throughout this work, two lanes of I-94 can be open in every course, and there can be a number of on-ramp closures and intermittent native highway closures,” MDOT mentioned.

As a part of the I-94 reconstruction undertaking, crews will set up cable obstacles, construct culverts and enhance drainage, and set up new indicators, MDOT mentioned.

Work started in August 2023 and is predicted to be accomplished in November 2025, MDOT mentioned.

Will the undertaking shut different roads?

From March the next slopes can be closed:

Further closures and diversions can be introduced as deliberate throughout development work. Go to for present closing info Mi drive.

What does the I-94 undertaking entail?

When the three-year undertaking is full, I-94 could have been rebuilt from west of the I-94 Enterprise Loop/Purple Arrow Freeway interchange to Britain Avenue, roughly eight miles of freeway. As well as:

• The work will change 4 bridges and restore 9 further bridges.
• Enhancements will even be made to drainage and sound obstacles, and indicators and guardrails can be changed.
• An extra lane can be added to eastbound I-94, connecting the Pipestone Highway and Napier Avenue interchanges.
• All ramps on the I-94 Enterprise Loop, M-63 and Pipestone Highway interchanges can be rebuilt and a brand new ramp can be added to hold northbound M-63 site visitors to eastbound I-94, eliminating the necessity for northbound M-63 site visitors to show left onto the present loop ramp.
• The ramps on the M-139 and Napier Avenue interchanges can be repaved.
• Repairs can be made to the carpool lot on M-139, whereas the carpool lot on I-94 BL can be repaved and expanded to accommodate extra autos.

What bridgework is included?

A number of bridges alongside the hall are being labored on throughout this undertaking, together with:

• The I-94 bridges over Pipestone Highway and I-94 BL can be rebuilt.
• The I-94 bridges over Lincoln Avenue, the CSX Railroad and the St. Joseph River can be repaired, as will the Washington Avenue bridge over I-94.
• A big culvert serving the Yore-Stauffer drainage, situated close to Pipestone Highway, can be changed.