M-59 Construction Project Starting This March And Ending Oct. 2018

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Macomb County drivers, you're in for one heck of a ride. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced a two-year M-59 (Hall Rd.) project is kicking off in March and will primarily affect drivers in Sterling Heights, Utica, and Clinton, Macomb, and Shelby townships, according to a press release.

The $60 million endeavor will reconstruct 3.7 miles of M-59 to allow for "better traffic flow along Macomb County's Golden Corridor." Phase I of the project will run from March to Oct., and crews will work day and night from M-53 to west of Garfield Rd. During construction, MDOT reports that three lanes will be open in each direction between east of M-53 and Romeo Plank Road daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Important note - the M-59 bridge over M-53 will have two lanes open in each direction from March through mid-summer 2017.

Phase II is slated for the spring of 2018 through Oct. 2018, and construction will be in the area west of Garfield Rd. to Romeo Plank Rd.

For the latest updates about lane restrictions and access for businesses, check out MovingMacomb.orghttp://movingmacomb.org/m59/.

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