KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Originally anticipated to start on Saturday, April 9, contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation are anticipating moving eastbound traffic onto the newly built lanes of I-94 between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road by Thursday, April 22.
Officials say the wet and snowy weather predicted for the weekend has delayed some of the work necessary for the shift.
Contractors are anticipating shifting westbound I-94 traffic over to the eastbound lanes in early July to begin rebuilding the westbound lanes.
This is the second year of work on the two-year project to widen 2.7 miles of I-94 from four to six lanes between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo.
The Portage Road interchange is being rebuilt with a single-point urban interchange, realigning Kilgore Road at Portage Road. T
he $87 million investment connects several I-94 expansion projects from west of US-131 to Sprinkle Road completed since 2008.
