Gas Prices, Lane Restrictions, and Best Driving Times

MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 81 highway and bridge projects in Michigan to help ease traffic delays for commuters over Memorial Day weekend.

Lane restrictions will be lifted at 81 of 146 projects from Friday through Tuesday morning, May 30. Equipment and some traffic changes or shoulder closures will remain in place even though construction is not in progress.

AAA expects more than 1.2 million Michigan residents to drive 50 miles or more over Memorial Day weekend.

Best and worst times to travel by car

According to INRIX, Friday May 26 will be the busiest day on the roads. The busiest times for travel over the holiday weekend will be in the morning or afternoon after 6:00 p.m.

The days with the least traffic are expected to be Saturday and Sunday. INRIX suggests driving off-peak or using alternate routes.

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Gas Prices by Michigan County

According to AAA, Memorial Day road trips are up 6% over last year. About 37.1 million Americans will drive wherever they go. Driving is the preferred mode of transportation for 88% of vacation travelers.

Gasoline prices have fallen in recent weeks, but AAA said it’s too early to tell if the downward trend will continue in the run-up to Memorial Day weekend. They said gas prices are unlikely to be anywhere near the average $4.60 a gallon that Memorial Day weekend commuters paid last year.

List of work zones that are active or will have lane restrictions

The following list is a list of work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions over Memorial Day weekend. The list was created by MDOT.

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Macomb County

• I-94 has one lane open in each direction between 23 Mile Road and County Line Road with the westbound I-94 exit ramp to 23 Mile Road closed, along with the 23 Mile Road entrance ramp to the I-94 eastbound closed.
• M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) has two lanes open in each direction between 14 Mile and Wellington Crest roads.
• M-59 has the right turn lane closed heading east to Schoenherr Road.

Oakland County

• I-75 has the southbound ramp to eastbound 14 Mile Road closed.
• I-75 Business Loop (BL) has all southbound lanes closed from Prospect Street to South Boulevard, with one northbound I-75 BL lane closed from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to South Boulevard.
• I-96 has two open lanes between Kent Lake Road and I-275, with ramps closed.
• I-696 has two open lanes between I-275 and Lahser Road, with closed ramps.

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• I-94 has the westbound ramps to M-10 northbound and southbound closed.
• I-94 has the eastbound ramp to Grand River Avenue closed.
• I-96 has the westbound ramps to M-39 (Southfield Freeway) closed.
• I-96 has lane closures from the Schaefer Freeway to M-8 (Davison Freeway).
• I-275 has two open lanes from Eureka Road to 5 Mile Road.
• I-375 has lane closures at Madison Street and M-3 (Gratiot Avenue). There is one lane open on the ramp to Madison Street. The M-3 southbound to I-375 ramp closed, along with the I-75 northbound to I-275 southbound ramp closed.
• M-102 (8 Mile Road) will have two lanes open from M-1 (Woodward Avenue) to M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue).

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southern michigan

• I-69, Clinton County, has a closed westbound lane between Lowell Road and I-96.
• I-75, Monroe County, has the following restrictions:
• I-94, Jackson County, has the following restrictions:
  • The westbound on-ramps and off-ramps at Elm Avenue are closed and rerouted.
  • The westbound entrance and exit ramps at Parma Road are closed and rerouted.
• I-496, Ingham County, has the following restrictions:

  • One lane is open in each direction between Grand Avenue and Lansing Road.

  • The Capitol Avenue and Pine Street bridges over I-496 are closed.

  • M-60, Jackson County, has the northbound ramp to westbound I-94 closed and rerouted.
  • M-99, Hillsdale County, has a southbound lane closed with a temporary traffic light near Camden Road.
  • M-99, Ingham County, has one lane closure in each direction between Petrieville Highway and Wilbur Highway.
  • US-23, Washtenaw County, has the following restrictions:

    • Willis Road is closed over US-23.

    • The southbound US-23/Willis Road entrance and exit ramps are closed.

    • The eastbound Willis Road entrance ramp to northbound US-23 is closed.

    • US-23 and US-12 each have one lane open in each direction at the interchange.

• US-127, Ingham County, has one lane closure in each direction between the Jackson County line and Howell Road.
• US-127/I-496, Ingham County, has the following restrictions:
• US-127, Jackson County, has one lane closure in each direction just north of McDevitt Road.

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• I-69, Lapeer County, will have one lane open in each direction from M-24 to Lake George Road with one traffic change. The eastbound I-69 ramps at M-24, Wilder Road and Lake Pleasant Road are closed.
• I-69, St. Clair County, has lane closures and traffic changes from M-19 to Taylor Road. The westbound ramps at Wales Center Road and Taylor Road are rerouted.
• I-69 Business Loop (BL) in Port Huron, St. Clair County, will have westbound lanes closed from 24th Street to I-94 BL; detoured by I-94 BL, Lapeer Street and 24th Street.
• M-15 in Davison, Genesee County will have shoulder closures and a reduced speed limit from Potter Road to Dodge Road.
• M-20 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, will have one lane open in each direction with a center turn lane from Summerton Road to Mission Road.
• M-25, Sanilac County, will have a lane closure at Forester Creek with a temporary traffic signal.
• M-57 in Montrose, Genesee County, will have a traffic switch over the Flint River.
• M-65 in Twining, Arenac County, will close a single lane over Big Creek with a temporary traffic light.
• M-90 in Croswell, Sanilac County branches over the Black River via Todd Road, Galbraith Line Road, and Wildcat Road.
• US-10, Bay County, will have westbound lanes closed from Bay City to the US-10/I-75 interchange; detour onto M-13, M-84 and northbound I-75. The US-10 eastbound ramp to I-75 southbound is closed, along with 3 Mile Road over US-10.
• Business Route US-10, Midland County, will have lane closures and traffic changes. The Eastman Road ramp to eastbound US-10 is closed and is detoured via the Wackerly Street entrance ramp.

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southwestern michigan

• I-69, Eaton and Calhoun counties will have the following restrictions:

  • One lane open in each direction between I-94 and Stine Road.

  • The southbound I-69 ramp to M-78 is closed.

  • The ramp from northbound I-69 to eastbound I-94 was closed and rerouted.

  • The Ainger Road ramp to southbound I-69 is closed and rerouted.

• I-94, Calhoun County, has two lanes open in each direction between Helmer Road and M-96 (Michigan Avenue).
• I-94, Kalamazoo County, has the westbound ramp to Portage Road closed. Portage Road has one lane open in each direction.
• US-12, Branch County, has single lane closures with traffic changes from Willow Lane to West Old Chicago Street in Coldwater, and one lane open over the Coldwater River with a temporary signal.
• US-31, Berrien County, has one lane open in each direction between US-12 and M-139.
• US-131, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties, has one lane open in each direction between Schoolcraft and Three Rivers.

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western michigan

• I-96 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, will have one lane open in each direction between Cascade Road and M-11 (28th Street). Lane closures are in effect on ramps from M-11 to westbound I-96.
• I-196, Ottawa County, will have one eastbound lane and two westbound lanes open between Zeeland and Hudsonville.
• Business Route I-196 (BR) (Byron Road) in Zeeland, Ottawa County, it is closed at the I-196 interchange. The ramp from westbound I-196 to westbound I-196 BR is open, while all other ramps at the interchange are closed.

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Northern Lower Peninsula

• I-75, Cheboygan County, will shift northbound traffic to southbound I-75 with a movable barrier wall.
• The I-75 Business Loop (BL), the border between Roscommon and Crawford counties, will have one alternate traffic lane with a temporary traffic light.
• M-119 in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, will have an alternate traffic lane with a temporary traffic light.
• US-23, Alcona County, is closed from Black River Road to F-41 with a detour on local roads.
• US-31 in Alanson, Emmet County will have southbound traffic diverted onto Milton Road.

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upper peninsula

• I-75 in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, has one lane open in each direction using the outside lanes.
• I-75, Chippewa County, will have a northbound lane open over the Pine River.
• M-26, Keweenaw County, is closed at Silver River west of Brockway Mountain Drive. Detour for US-41.
• M-69 in Crystal Falls, Iron County, is closed at the Paint River Bridge. Detour for North 6th Street, Fairbanks Drive and Wagner Street.
• M-123 north of Newberry, Luce County has one lane open in alternating directions through temporary signals.
• US-2 in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, has the south side of the overpass over I-75 closed. One lane is open in each direction using the northern half of the bridge.
• US-41 in Houghton, Houghton County, has an eastbound lane closed at Franklin Square.
• US-41, Houghton County, has one lane open in alternating directions on Massie Road north of Chassell through temporary signs.
• US-45, Ontonagon County, has one lane open in alternating directions on the east branch of the Ontonagon River through temporary signs south of Rockland.
• US-141, Iron County, has one lane open in alternating directions over the Net River through temporary signs.

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