Road construction

A couple of important road projects in Southwest Michigan have received grants from the state of Michigan to get fixed.

Summer construction plans for the 2020 season are becoming public. The Michigan Department of Transportation says they'll be conducting an open house to present the Dickman Road (I -94 Business Loop) construction project planned for Battle Creek and Springfield.

It is especially helpful in times of challenging driving conditions and might help you avoid a dangerous trip.

And the hits just keep on comin'. Look for another traffic pain, as you try and navigate around downtown Kalamazoo.

It's already August and we've pretty much weather a couple of hot spells, so what's a little traffic inconvenience now? You can dream about snow flurries while your foot is on and off the brake pedal. (Any by the time, this project wraps up, there just might be snow flurries.)

Renk: Thank you!

The Patterson Street bridge across the Kalamazoo River will close for a month in July for repairs.

It happened in the left lane of a traffic shift at the BL I-94 Marshall exit.

Beginning at 3pm Friday and continuing until 6am Tuesday, 89 out of 122 projects statewide will have lane restrictions removed.

Just a quick heads up, if you are in a hurry, or if you don't tolerate traffic back-ups.