Great Lakes Wire

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced a temporary closure of southbound Saginaw Road/Dixie Highway near I-75 in Clarkston, Michigan, as part of the ongoing road and bridge improvements between M-15 (Ortonville Road) and the Oakland/Genesee county line. The closure is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 3, and will last until 5 a.m. on Monday, October 6, weather permitting.

During this period, crews will conduct culvert repairs. Drivers are advised to use detour routes via westbound Baldwin Road, southbound Holly Road, and eastbound Grange Hall Road to reach I-75 and Dixie Highway. An alternate detour includes westbound Baldwin Road and northbound Holly Road to I-75.

Currently, both northbound and southbound lanes of I-75 are reduced to two lanes between Baldwin Road and Clarkston Road. Several exit ramps remain closed until late fall: Southbound I-75 Exit 106 to Dixie Highway/Saginaw Road; Exit 98 to East Holly Road; Exit 93 to US-24 (Dixie Highway); and Exit 91 to M-15. Entrance ramps also affected include those from East Holly Road to northbound I-75; Northbound Dixie Highway/Saginaw Road (Grand Blanc Township) to northbound I-75; Southbound Saginaw Road to southbound I-75; Grange Hall Road to southbound I-75; East Holly Road to southbound I-75; Southbound US-24 (Dixie Highway) to southbound I-75; Northbound US-24 (Dixie Highway) to southbound I-75; and Southbound M-15 to southbound I-75.

According to MDOT, "Overall work this year is expected to be complete in early November. In 2026, crews will remove the temporary crossovers and perform remaining miscellaneous activities."

The project is funded through Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program, which focuses on rebuilding critical state highways and bridges that support economic activity by carrying high volumes of traffic. The strategy aims for infrastructure improvements with longer useful lives.

Economic modeling suggests that this investment will directly and indirectly support nearly two thousand jobs throughout its duration.