BRANCH COUNTY, MI. – (WTVB) – It’s going to be a busy summer of road construction along I-69 in Branch County which may require you to take some detours.
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be working on 12 miles of I-69 between Girard and Otis Roads as well as the Fenn, State and Newton Road bridges over the interstate.
Construction is scheduled to end October 30th, 2020.
The project will cost $7-point-7 million and it includes pavement and joint repairs, resurfacing, crack sealing, and drainage improvements in order to extend the life of the bridges and provide a longer lasting pavement on I-69.
Repairs to the Fenn Road, State Road, and Newton Road bridges includes concrete deck repairs and repaving, full beam painting and approach work.
There will be construction on nights and weekends.
One lane of I-69 will remain open in each direction throughout construction. Each of the three bridges will be closed and detoured.
Fenn and State Roads are scheduled to be closed over I-69 from April 7th through July 17th.
State Road will be detoured via Fiske Road, Newton Road, and Michigan Avenue.
Westbound Fenn Road traffic will be detoured north onto I-69 to U.S. 12 then west to southbound I-69. Eastbound Fenn Road traffic will be detoured south on I-69 to Copeland Road and then east to northbound I-69.
Newton Road will be closed over I-69 between August 4th to October 30th and traffic will be detoured via Fiske Road, State Road and Michigan Avenue.
