Getting AroundSaturday, November 7
All lanes of I-96 in Ionia County are open again after a $130 million rebuild
The Good Day Grand Rapids team
If you drive I-96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing, all lanes are open again in Ionia County. MDOT reopened all lanes and ramps between Bliss Road and Sunfield Highway on Friday, Nov. 6, ending a lengthy rebuild of nine miles of freeway.
The I-96 rebuild in Ionia County, by the numbers
- $130 million
- is MDOT's approximate investment in the project
- 9 miles
- of I-96 rebuilt between Bliss Road and Sunfield Highway
- 2 lanes
- will stay open each way during next year's westbound work
Sources: WOODTV.com, mlive
Ionia County neighbor Chris White told FOX 17 in October that he often avoided I-96. "I never really know when it's going to be closed or not," he said.
- Rebuilt: westbound lanes in 2025, eastbound lanes this year
- Reopened: all lanes and ramps on Friday, Nov. 6
- Next: westbound, Sunfield Highway to the weigh station, next year
MDOT reopened all I-96 lanes and ramps in Ionia County on Nov. 6
- 2025Crews rebuild the westbound lanes.
- Oct. 26Both directions drop to one lane as crews remove temporary crossovers.
- Nov. 6MDOT reopens all lanes and ramps between Bliss Road and Sunfield Highway.
- 2027Crews will reconstruct a westbound segment between Sunfield Highway and a weigh station.
Sources: WOODTV.com, mlive, FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)
Sources: WOODTV.com, mlive, FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)