Metro Detroit road project begins with closure between Sheldon and Newburgh roads

(CBS DETROIT) - Crews will begin working on the three-year M-14/I-96 project in Wayne County this weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced.

The $139 million investment includes rebuilding the freeway with new pavement from Sheldon Road to Newburgh Road, including the M-14/I-96/I-275 interchange ramps.

Work will begin this weekend. At 9 a.m. on Friday, May 10, Northville Road will be closed over M-14 for bridge work. According to MDOT, this closure will last about a month.

Crews will close eastbound and westbound M-14/I-96 between Sheldon Road and I-275 from 8 p.m. on Friday, May 10, through 5 a.m. on Monday, May 13.

The following ramps will also be closed during the weekend closure:

• Eastbound M-14 to southbound I-275
• Westbound M-14 to Sheldon Road
• Northbound I-275 to westbound M-14
• Southbound I-275 to westbound M-14
• Sheldon Road to eastbound M-14

Here's how westbound M-14/I-96 traffic will be detoured:

• Northbound I-275 traffic can go further north to westbound I-96, then take southbound US-23 to eastbound or westbound M-14.
• Southbound I-275 traffic can go to westbound I-94, then take northbound US-23 to eastbound or westbound M-14.

Eastbound traffic will be detoured using southbound US-23 to eastbound I-94, then northbound I-275 to eastbound I-96.

In addition, local traffic can take eastbound M-14 to Sheldon Road during this closure.

All work depends on weather conditions in Metro Detroit .

This project, made possible in part through funding from the Rebuilding Michigan program, also includes work on 17 bridges and rebuilding the I-275 Metro Trail along M-14 from Edward Hines Drive to I-275.

This summer, crews will work on bridges and shoulder widening. They will rebuild eastbound M-14/I-96 lanes in 2025 and the westbound lanes in 2026.