BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Thousands of people’s morning commute may be getting longer due to a $9.5 million construction project starting Saturday morning.
The eastbound lanes of M-6 from I-196 to east of Wilson Avenue will shut down around 7:30 a.m. for several months to be reconstructed.
Westbound lanes will close later this summer for work as well.
“We’re going to rip up the pavement and put down new pavement. We’re going to go all the way through mid-November so we get both bounds reconstructed this year in one season,” said Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman John Richard.
This section of M-6 opened in 2004, making it just 13 years old. MDOT prioritized the project for this summer because concrete joints are deteriorating quickly.
Target 8 was first to tell you why this happened back in April of last year.
MDOT officials said the failure happened because there was a shortage in resin, a key ingredient in concrete. The shortage forced the freeway to be built with synthetic resin, which had not been perfected yet.