Drone images show construction on the new 100th Street bridge over US-131 in southern Kent County. (April 21, 2020)
by: WOODTV.com staff
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — MDOT says part of US-131 south of Grand Rapids will be closed this weekend while crews lay beams for the new 100th Street bridge.
Weather permitting, the highway will close at 6 p.m. Friday and remain shut down through 5 a.m. Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation says.
MDOT says traffic will exit the highway at the 100th Street exit and then right back on at the on-ramp. While that detour is in effect, you won’t be able to access the rest of 100th Street from the exit, nor will traffic coming from 100th Street be allowed to get on the highway.
Officials at MDOT say the $8.6 million project to replace the 100th Street bridge is making it wider to improve traffic flow. It will also be taller, decreasing the likelihood of bridge deck strikes by passing semi-trucks, which plagued the bridge in 2018.
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