ZILWAUKEE, MI — Michigan Department of Transportation crews will shift a $2.9 million preventive maintenance project to the northbound lanes on the Zilwaukee Bridge in Saginaw County starting this week.

The work will shut down the northbound lanes, from Kochville to Wadsworth roads, from this week until mid-November, state officials said.

The project, which launched on the bridge’s southbound lanes in April, includes expansion joint repairs, deck patching and resealing to extend the bridge’s lifespan and keep traffic moving safely.

Michigan Department of Transportation officials said motorists can expect the following restrictions to traffic along the bridge:

• Northbound I-75 will be closed and detoured to northbound I-675, from the I-75/I-675 interchange south of Wadsworth Road to the northbound I-675 junction north of Kochville Road.
• The westbound M-81 ramp to northbound I-75 will be closed. Traffic will be detoured via southbound I-75 to I-675 northbound, near Wadsworth Road.
• The southbound M-13 ramp to northbound I-75 — as well as the northbound I-75 ramp to northbound M-13 — will be closed. Traffic for the southbound M-13 ramp to northbound I-75 will be detoured via southbound I-75 to northbound I-675. Traffic for the I-75 ramp to northbound M-13 will be detoured via westbound M-81 to westbound M-13.
• The southbound I-675 ramp to northbound I-75 also will be closed. Traffic will be detoured via southbound I-675, M-46 to northbound I-75.

Drivers are encouraged to use MDOT’s online tools and local traffic updates to stay informed throughout the project.

For more details and real-time traffic updates, visit www.Michigan.gov/MDOT.