MDOT to begin three-year project to restor I-94

MDOT's 'Restore 94' project will start in 2026 - WDET 101.9 FM

The Michigan Department of Transportation has big plans for I-94 in western Wayne County. Crews will rebuild and repair the freeway between I-275 and Michigan Ave. at the Detroit-Dearborn city limits. MDOT project engineer Bill Erben says the work will start with clearing shoulders and medians in February. Erben says that includes removing some trees.“For every tree that we cut, we replace trees at the end,” he says.February weather is notorious…

First of two meetings on $350 million overhaul on I-94 happening today

Today, the Michigan Department of Transportation will host one of two meetings on the $350 million overhaul of I-94. The prep work for the project begins this week. The work spans from Wayne Road all the way to Schaefer, seen in the map below. That's nearly 13 miles, and encompasses many drivers' direct road to the airport. We know traffic headaches are top of mind for so many metro Detroiters. Watch Brittany's report, featuring an interview wit…

MDOT to begin three-year project to restor I-94

Cross said they plan to completely reconstruct the road, pulling out all the concrete down to the dirt and rebuild it at Ecorse. They also plan on adding a whole new interchange that will be brought up to current standards where traffic comes in on the right instead of the left.

Detroit working to improve roads through I-96 sinkhole repair and $350M I-94 overhaul

The Michigan Department of Transportation is working to improve roads in and around Detroit with the start of a sinkhole repair project and the final planning stages of a massive $350M overhaul.  Repairs on a sinkhole in the eastbound I-96 local lanes east of M-39 (Southfield Freeway) in Detroit started on Monday, February 2nd and are expected to last through early March. Prep work has started for the $350M overhaul of Interstate 94 from Wayne R…