GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Drivers can’t use the Pearl Street bridge to get to downtown Grand Rapids from US-131, flag crews will be controlling traffic on Wilson Avenue in Walker, and flag crews will control traffic on M-43 in Barry County. Those are just three examples of how new road projects this week will affect you as you drive around West Michigan.
PEARL ST
- Phase 3 of the Pearl Street reconstruction project
- Pearl Street closed between Scribner Avenue and the Grand River. The intersection of Pearl Street and Front Street is closed.
- All ramps open at US-131. Use Bridge Street or Fulton Street to get to downtown Grand Rapids.
M-11 WILSON AVENUE
- Repaving between Lake Michigan Drive and I-196
- Flag crews will control traffic where work is being done
- All work at night 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Work depends on the weather
M-43 BARRY COUNTY
- Repaving between M-37 and Schultz Road
- Flag crews will control traffic where work is being done
HUDSON STREET BRIDGE, LOWELL
- The Hudson Street/Segwun Avenue bridge over the Grand River was reopened after rehabilition work was finished two weeks early.
US-131 MECOSTA COUNTY
- The southbound bridge over the Muskegon River is scheduled to be closed until Friday, June 26, 9 a.m.
- Detour: Exit 139 east into Big Rapids, Northland Drive south to 8 Mile Road to return to US-131.
28TH STREET, GRAND RAPIDS
- Occasional right lane closures for sidewalk work
- Between Kalamazoo Avenue and Breton Road
- Monday-Friday daily between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.