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Construction season: Eastbound I-96 will be closed until October starting Monday

The closure of eastbound I-96 is a part of the I-196, I-96, East Beltline reconstruction and interchange reconfiguration.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With summer in full swing, construction continues around West Michigan. 

Monday, eastbound I-96 will be closed at Leonard Street in Grand Rapids. That project will shut down the highway until late October, the Michigan Department of Transportation predicts. 

The detour is southbound US-131 to eastbound I-196. The off ramp from eastbound I-96 to Leonard Street will remain open. The on ramp from East Beltline Avenue to eastbound I-96 will remain open.

The closure of eastbound I-96 is a part of the I-196, I-96, East Beltline reconstruction and interchange reconfiguration.

More information can be seen here

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