GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The westbound I-196 bridge over the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids is scheduled to reopen next week.
The project has been underway for the past three years. The project was initially set to take two years, but due to delays, an additional year had to be added to the timeline.
“This is one of the highest-traveled expressways in Grand Rapids,” said Tanya Pawlukiewicz with Michigan Department of Transportation.
Pawlukiewicz says population growth in Grand Rapids is one of the reasons they started the project years ago.
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