BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend an open house to discuss the I-94 repaving and bridge project in the Battle Creek area.
MDOT says the 2023 project includes repaving I-94 between Helmer Road and 17 1/2 Mile Road along with rebuilding and repairing 17 bridges in Battle Creek, Emmett Township and Marshall Township.
The meeting is set to take place on Monday, March 20 at Battle Creek Public Works, at 150 South Kendall Street, in Multipurpose Room 214 from 4 to 6 p.m.
The three-year, $160 million investment includes repaving 10 miles of I-94 between Helmer Road and 17 1/2 Mile Road, rebuilding nine bridges, and repairing eight others. Repaving work is planned from west of Helmer Road to 6 1/2 Mile Road, and from M-96 (Michigan Avenue) to 17 1/2 Mile Road.
The I-94 bridges planned for rebuilding are at Capital Avenue, 6 1/2 Mile Road, M-294 (Beadle Lake Road), 9 Mile Road, and the Kalamazoo River. Bridges with planned repairs are at Riverside Drive, I-194, F Drive South, M-96 (Michigan Avenue), M-311 (11 Mile Road) and 17 Mile Road (Old US-27).
Work is anticipated to begin in April 2023 and be completed by in early 2025.
Work planned for 2023 includes bridge work at Capital Avenue and the westbound I-94 bridges over 6 1/2 Mile Road, M-294 (Beadle Lake Road), 9 Mile Road and the Kalamazoo River. I-94 repaving work is planned from west of Helmer Road to Riverside Drive, and from M-311 (11 Mile Road) to the I-69 interchange.
2024 work includes bridge work on eastbound I-94 over 6 1/2 Mile Road, M-294 (Beadle Lake Road), 9 Mile Road and the Kalamazoo River. I-94 repaving work is planned from Riverside Drive to 6 1/2 Mile Road, and from M-96 (Michigan Avenue) to M-311 (11 Mile Road), and from the I-69 interchange to 17 1/2 Mile Road.
2025 work is repaving at the Battle Creek Rest Area on eastbound I-94.
