UPDATE: US-127 Improvements to Impact Lansing Navigation Starting Early March

Sinas Dramis Law Firm recently reported about US-127 Corridor Improvements: Enhancing Road Safety and Efficiency detailing the timeline of the major project, and some of the key things the project is aimed at accomplishing. In our effort to keep Lansing motorists and those who may visit informed, we’re providing an update on the next phase of that road construction project, that will create major route changes for many motorists who travel on US-127 over the next two years.

What is Happening During the Next Phase of the Project?

Over the next couple of years, this project will make several changes to US-127 and the Dunkle and Trowbridge Road interchanges. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, these Include:

• Add a 3rd lane from Dunckel Rd to I-496
• Extend the NB Dunckel on-ramp acceleration lane
• 2 dedicated lanes to both NB US-127 & WB I-496
• Add a 3rd lane from EB I-496 to Dunckel Rd
• Extend the SB US-127 median lane drop
• 2 dedicated lanes to both SB US-127 & EB I-96
• NB US-127 horizontal curve to meet 70 mph design speed
• WB Trowbridge ramp to NB US-127 to move approx. 150 ft west
• Work on 18 bridges
• Reconstruction of Trowbridge Rd
• Addition of freeway lighting from Dunckel Rd to Trowbridge Rd

MAJOR NEWS: Northbound US-127 to Close Completely on March 11, 2024, until November 2024

Starting on March 11th, US-127 Northbound will completely close, and remain that way until November 2024. While US-127 traffic flow will be maintained with the use of a zipper barrier, this means, that there will be no access to Dunkel Road if going Northbound until mid-June. Additionally, there will be no access to Trowbridge Road if going northbound all year. Southbound  US-127 will see a similar closure in 2025.

How to Navigate the Closures:

• US-127 Travel – For those who use US-127 on their daily travel, there will be a zipper barrier in place to ensure traffic flow is maintained. This means both north and south traffic will use the southbound lane. During the AM peak travel hours, two lanes are traveling North, and one lane traveling South. It will reverse to two lanes traveling South, and one North during evening peak travel times.

 

• NB US-127 to Dunckel Rd Exit Ramp Detour – For those looking to navigate the loss of access to Dunkel Road from NB US-127, the detour includes exiting the freeway at Holt Road, heading West on Holt to College, North on College to Jolly, and West on Jolly to Collins which will get you where you need to go on the otherwise of the closure.

• SB US-127 to Dunckel Rd Exit Ramp Detour – For those looking to navigate the loss of access to Dunkel Road from SB US-127 exit the freeway on Trowbridge Road, head east to Harrison, South on Harrison to Forest, and West on Forest to Collins.

• NB US-127 to EB Trowbridge Exit Ramp Detour – For Trowbridge Road travelers, to bypass this closure, you need to exit North US-127 at Kalamazoo, head East to Harrison, and South on Harrison to Trowbridge.

• SB US-127 to EB I-96 Detour – The detour for SB US-127 to EB I-96 includes, exiting SB US-127 at Holt Road, Holt to NB US-127, and NB US-127 will take you to I-96.

Information courtesy of Lansing.org and the Michigan Department of Transportation. You can get additional details here: https://www.lansing.org/plan-your-trip/maps-and-directions/us-127-construction-project/