KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A major road construction project on I-94 in Kalamazoo begins today. M-DOT kicks off a two-year effort to widen the freeway from four to six lanes from Lovers Lane to Sprinkle Road, connecting expansion work that was completed in previous years along the corridor. Pavement repairs on the westbound lanes of I-94 will start at around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. Some nighttime single-lane closures will happen at times during the following weeks.
This year, two lanes will be maintained in each direction on westbound I-94 while the eastbound lanes are rebuilt. There will be intermittent ramp and local road closures with posted detours during the project. For closure details, visit Mi Drive. As part of the interchange realignment, the Kilgore Road bridge over I-94 and indirect left turn at Portage Road will be removed and the new Kilgore Road alignment east of Portage Road will use what currently is 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. Rebuilding is expected to be completed in November 2022.
It’s all part of an $87 million investment by M-DOT to widen 2.7 miles of I-94 and rebuild the Portage Road interchange, which will make it similar to the I-94/Westnedge interchange.
For more details on the project, you can check the MiDrive website by CLICKING HERE.
Fast facts:
- M-DOT is widening 2.7 miles of I-94 from four to six lanes between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo.
- The Portage Road interchange will be rebuilt with a single-point urban interchange, while Kilgore Road will be realigned at Portage Road.
- The two-year project is an $87 million investment connecting several I-94 expansion projects from west of US-131 to Sprinkle Road completed since 2008.
