Reminder: NB US-131 to close Sunday

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A major traffic disruption is on the horizon for drivers heading along northbound US-131 into downtown Grand Rapids.

The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to close the on-ramps from 44th Street and 36th Street to northbound US-131 around 5 p.m. Sunday.

Northbound US-131 will then have all lanes closed from northbound US-131 to Burton Street.

‘A lot of traffic to detour’: US-131 to close for repairs

During the project there will be one lane open along northbound US-131 starting at Burton and continuing through Pearl Street.

However, drivers will not be able to exit northbound US-131 at Hall Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Street or Pearl Street.

Also, drivers will not be allowed to enter northbound US-131 from Hall Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Street or Market Street.

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MDOT estimates this project, with all its closures, to be in place through April 20. Then, work will switch to the southbound lanes of US-131 and bring about another round of closures.

MDOT is investing just over $6 million to improve bridges over Plaster Creek which is just south of Burton Street. MDOT will also be working on concrete joint repairs from 28th Street to Pearl Street.

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