US 127/US 127 BR ramp repairs in Gratiot County start Aug. 5

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest $359,000 to repair the US-127/US-127 Business Route (BR) ramps at Ithaca in Gratiot County.This work includes the removal and replacement of the concrete approach pavement.

County:
Gratiot

Highway:
US-127 BR
US-127

Closest city:
Ithaca

Start date:
Monday, Aug. 5, 2024

Estimated end date:
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024

Traffic restrictions:
This work will be done in two phases. The first phase will include work on the northbound US-127 off-ramp to US-127 BR (Washington Road) and the southbound US-127 BR on-ramp to US-127.

The northbound US-127 off-ramp will be detoured via northbound US-127 to Polk Road, Polk Road to the southbound US-127 on-ramp, and southbound US-127 to US-127 BR. The southbound US-127 BR on-ramp will be detoured via US-127 BR to the northbound US-127 on-ramp, northbound US-127 to Polk Road, and Polk Road to the southbound US-127 on-ramp to southbound US-127.

This phase will start on Monday, Aug. 5, and is expected to end on Thursday, Aug. 15.

The second phase will include work on the northbound US-127 BR ramp to US-127 and the southbound US-127 off-ramp to US-127 BR from Monday, Aug. 19, through Thursday, Aug. 29.

The northbound US-127 BR ramp will be detoured via westbound US-127 BR to Main Street, northbound on Main Street to Emerson Street, westbound on Emerson Street to Pine River Street, northbound on Pine River Steet to Polk Road, and eastbound on Polk Road to US-127. The southbound US-127 off-ramp will be detoured via the US-127 off-ramp to Polk Road, westbound on Polk Road to Pine River Street, southbound on Pine River Street to Emerson Street, eastbound on Emerson Street to Main Street, and southbound on Main Street to US-127 BR.

Job numbers:
Based on economic modeling, this $359,000 investment is expected to directly and indirectly support four jobs.

Safety benefit:
This work will improve the driving surface of the ramps and extend the service life of the roadway.

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