WEST MICHIGAN – While the winter snow has orange cone season far from most Michiganders’ minds, some upcoming construction zones this year in the Grand Rapids area will result in months-long closures for motorists.

One of the most significant projects is the approximately $70 million rebuild of U.S. 131 in Byron Township. The Michigan Department of Transportation project will rebuild U.S. 131 from 76th Street to 100th Street. The funds are part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s initiative to rebuild highways and bridges that are critical to the state’s economy and carry the most traffic.

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Although the Kent County Road Commission and MDOT will perform preventative work on several more roads this year, including smaller projects like potholes and utility work, there will also be plenty of significant road work projects to plan your commute around.

Keep scrolling for a list of major construction work kicking off through 2025.

Road Reconstruction and Resurfacing

• U.S. 131 (76th Street to 100th Street in Byron Township) – $70 million to rebuild and extend the 76th Street on-ramp to the 84th Street off-ramp on southbound US-131 and extend the 84th Street on-ramp to the 76th Street off-ramp on northbound U.S. 131. Road work started last year, with a completion expected in late November.
• 3 Mile Road (Dunnigan Avenue to Grand River Drive) – Reconstruction to two lanes all season, with through traffic detoured. Work includes tree removal, earthwork, 24 to 30-inch storm drain, hot mix asphalt (HMA), pavement, pavement markings, and restoration. Planned start in the summer.
• 68th Street (Between Kraft Avenue and Cherry Valley Avenue) – Widen the existing two-lane portion to three lanes, removing underlying concrete pavement and reconstructing the existing three lanes to all-season. Work includes earthwork, concrete pavement removal, concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer, drainage, HMA, pavement markings, and restoration. Traffic will be detoured, and the project is expected to start in April.
• M-37 (Broadmoor Avenue) – $12 million, all-season asphalt rebuild from north of 60th to north of 44th Street with signal upgrades and extension of the existing outside lane southbound from north of Patterson to 60th Street.
• I-96 – $3 million asphalt resurfacing of three miles west of M-37 to Cascade Road. The project is expected to last from May through June.
• 6 Mile Road (Kenowa Avenue to Fruit Ridge Avenue) – Shaping of the existing asphalt surface and placing two courses of pavement with 4-foot paved shoulders. Through traffic will be detoured.
• 84th Street (Patterson Avenue to Kraft Avenue) – Crushing and shaping the existing asphalt surface and placing two courses of pavement. Through traffic will be detoured.
• Alpine Avenue (M-37 to 10 Mile Road) – Crushing and shaping the existing asphalt surface and placing two courses of HMA pavement. Through traffic will be detoured.
• Forest Hill Avenue (Hall Street to Cascade Road) – Partial depth and full depth cold mill existing asphalt surface and one to two courses of pavement placed down. Through traffic will be detoured.
• Plainfield Ave/M-44 connector (I-96 to Airway Street) – $4.6 million, 2.7-mile asphalt resurfacing, including the Plainfield Avenue ramp at I-96 and landscaping/median additions. The road work is planned from May through November.
• Kenowa Avenue (19 Mile Road to 21 Mile Road) – Crush and shape the existing asphalt surface and place two courses of pavement, adding 4-foot paved shoulders. Through traffic will be detoured.
• Kraft Avenue (Broadmoor/M-37 to 60th Street) – Crush and shape the existing asphalt surface and place two courses of pavement with 4-foot paved shoulders. Through traffic will be detoured in the summer.
• Lakeside Drive (Robinson Road to Fulton Street): A partial-depth cold mill will be used to remove the existing asphalt surface and top course of the pavement. Through traffic will be detoured.
• Lincoln Lake Avenue (McPherson Street to 5 Mile Road) – Single course pavement overlay including 4-foot paved shoulders. Traffic will be maintained with a one-way setup.
• State Street /Sparta Avenue (Division Street to O’Conner Street) – A full-depth cold mill with a two to three-lane asphalt surface and two courses of pavement. Traffic will be detoured in the summer and fall.

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Intersections

• 10 Mile Road and Myers Lake Avenue – Roundabout installment and construction of a road approach. Work includes earthwork, drainage, subbase, aggregate base, and new paving. The project is expected to begin in the spring/summer.
• 84th Street and Cherry Valley Avenue – Reconstruct and widen to three lanes north, south and east for signalized intersection. Construction will begin in fall, likely continuing into 2026.
• M-37 and Cherry Valley Avenue – Reconstruct to provide right in/right out movement in conjunction with the M-37 Boulevard construction. Work to begin in fall, likely continuing into 2026.

Bridge and Culvert

• Ada Culvert #16 (Grand River Drive north of Michigan Street) – The removal of existing twin metal culverts and installation of an 8-foot-wide by 5-foot-high precast concrete box culvert. Traffic detour expected.
• Grand Rapids Bridge #16 (Crahen Avenue over the Grand Rapids Eastern RR) – Concrete Box beam, spot replacement, substructure repair, and guardrail upgrades. Traffic will be detoured in late spring and summer of 2025 for construction.
• Plainfield Bridge #5 and #25 (Packer Drive over White Pine Trail) – Bridge preventative maintenance, including expansion joint work and concrete deck and bridge rail waterproofing (silane). Packer Drive traffic will be detoured.

Road realignment and replacement

• Fruit Ridge Avenue over I-96 – $26 million interchange realignment and bridge replacement. Non-motorized improvements on the north and south sides connecting the Musketawa/White Pine Trail.
• I-96 (Bliss Road and Sunfield Road in Ionia County) – $105 million to rebuild eight miles. Work includes reconstructing the roadway, drainage improvements, new culverts, new guardrail, concrete curb and gutter, and improvements on the Jordan Lake Road bridge over I-96-(completed). The end of the construction is planned for November 2026.
• M-46 in Muskegon – $8.8 million, seven-mile resurface from U.S. 31 (Shonat Street) east to Maple Island from May through September.
• M-45 (Lake Michigan Drive) – $2 million, three-mile resurfacing between Standale and Allendale from the Grand River to Wilson Avenue from May to June.

For up-to-date information on 2025 road projects and others, go to the list of statewide lane closures at michigan.gov/drive.

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